I never feel as though I have any power on stage. There is no power involved if you ask me. It is a connection and a sharing more than a power.

And I did not come to it naturally. I used to be too frightened to feel that connection. I wouldn't have gone on stage alone if not for my vocal coach for pushed me out there. Then one day, at one of her recitals I stood waiting my turn and watching an 11 year old kid singing her heart out and I asked myself that age old question, "What am I doing here?" And the answer was, "I am here beacuase I want to be here." With that the nerves melted away and I have been comfortable on stage ever since.