Kathleen Battle Quotes

I can't imagine life without singing.

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

In spirituals, the talk of heaven and deliverance was code for a better life. 'Crossing the River Jordan' was code, of course, for escaping to freedom.

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

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.