22 Quotes by Kathleen Battle

New York is a great place to be fed in the arts. The arts in general are a large part of my life. The city was my postgraduate course.

People are drawn to the spiritual. It has a universal appeal.

Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.

Some of the things that have been the most meaningful to me have been experiences I've shared with my family.

When I do concerts and recitals, the two most common requests are spirituals and opera.

Wynton and Christopher were really great experiences for me because they are both very gifted artists.

From the spiritual came the blues, gospel, and rhythm-and-blues. I heard all of that music growing up, and that has influenced how I approached classical music. I'm sure of it.

I can't imagine life without singing.

I think for more than half of my career I have refrained from talking to the media.