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It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.

For an individual, playback singing is not enough to sustain a career, and it is not really a main source of income.

You've got to sing like you don't need the money.

A lot of people would have loved me to keep singing... You come to a point where you have sung, more or less... your whole repertoire and you want to get down to the job of living.

I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.

Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices.

I had to get rich so I could sing like I was poor again.

I don't just sing for free. It's my work. You're paid for what you do. And I work hard.

I got to the point where I'd featured on songs; I'd done backing singing for major artists. I'd done all these shows, but it was always for other people.

I grew up in a really small town with not a lot of money, and I liked singing, but it was just something that was a hobby.