65 Quotes by Tarja Turunen

I'm a workaholic. My listeners, I think, they know me as a workaholic already. But, you know, work is my love.

It really is very true that the more you do, the less you know. I try to keep myself very open-minded in that sense.

Gold, we think, is something polished and perfect, sophisticated, a luxury. But in its natural state, it's a raw element.

In the beginning of my career, I didn't have any female singer in metal to ask for advice, nor have I ever had a role model or a metal singer that could inspire me, because the way I sang was operatic.

Music really makes you keep your feet on the ground. People can really see if you're honest. That is the truth, they really can see through you.

I finished my university studies with classical music while being in a successful metal band, but that was not an easy task at all.

I would be ready to rejoin Nightwish if all the members of the band and the management team were changed.

For me, it is incredible to hear singers in the metal scene telling me I had been their inspiration.

After all these years, being alone, creating your art and finding your way, finding the path I wanted to take, writing the songs, being more comfortable and confident in what I do, it's been actually an incredible joyride.