'What made you decide to have a career as a singer?'. This is a question that I am asked very frequently and it's understandable given the unusual nature of what I do for a living. This question is normally followed by, 'But what do you do for a day job?'. I'm always amazed at how people seem to finally understand and accept my life's choices when I tell them that I also teach singing. Teaching is widely accepted as a proper job whereas a career in performance or in the Arts generally isn't.
I suppose I can see that, from the outside, it can look like a very 'airy-fairy' kind of lifestyle but it is, in fact, the very opposite. Most people who work in the Arts have years of training and practice under their belts. Much like in other areas of work, we had to learn our craft and work very hard to become as skilled as possible. I think there are some obvious differences between a more regular job and a job like mine. My job is not a 9 to 5, Monday to Friday type of job. One week can be crazy, the next week can be so quite I wonder if the phone will ever ring again! A job like mine involves a lot of alone time and of course there are days I find that very difficult. I think that if you are content with your career, most of the time, then you should be happy with your choice. If it feels like it fits and you feel like 'you', then stick with it.
In answer to the question 'What made you decide to have a career as a singer?'; I didn't decide. I have a huge love and passion within me for music and I cannot do anything else. Believe me, I have tried!
I suppose I can see that, from the outside, it can look like a very 'airy-fairy' kind of lifestyle but it is, in fact, the very opposite. Most people who work in the Arts have years of training and practice under their belts. Much like in other areas of work, we had to learn our craft and work very hard to become as skilled as possible. I think there are some obvious differences between a more regular job and a job like mine. My job is not a 9 to 5, Monday to Friday type of job. One week can be crazy, the next week can be so quite I wonder if the phone will ever ring again! A job like mine involves a lot of alone time and of course there are days I find that very difficult. I think that if you are content with your career, most of the time, then you should be happy with your choice. If it feels like it fits and you feel like 'you', then stick with it.
In answer to the question 'What made you decide to have a career as a singer?'; I didn't decide. I have a huge love and passion within me for music and I cannot do anything else. Believe me, I have tried!
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