Bounce Magazine 76
In this edition we feature the wonderful Katherine Jenkins OBE, we have our special Valentine's Day gift guide, romantic recipes and ideas. Don't miss our competition this month and our news from Yusef Cat Stevens and the Foals at Forest Live, plus the Latitude Festival 2019 update.
In this edition we feature the wonderful Katherine Jenkins OBE, we have our special Valentine's Day gift guide, romantic recipes and ideas. Don't miss our competition this month and our news from Yusef Cat Stevens and the Foals at Forest Live, plus the Latitude Festival 2019 update.
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FEBRUARY 2019 FEBRUARY | ISSUE 2019 #75 | ISSUE | KATHERINE #<strong>76</strong> JENKINS<br />
make something, focus, get it exactly right and<br />
be really creative, but when you’re out in front<br />
of an audience and you see how the music<br />
affects them and how their eyes change, you<br />
feel the atmosphere in the room and nothing<br />
comes close to beating that. So that’s my<br />
favourite part of what I do.<br />
HAVE YOU EVER DEALT WITH PERFORMANCE<br />
ANXIETY?<br />
Yes, when I was younger as a teenager singing, I<br />
definitely felt that nerves got the better of me.<br />
It was something that I thankfully have<br />
overcome and now when I step out on stage,<br />
I’m as calm as I am talking to you and I don’t<br />
get nervous at all. When I was 13/14 up to<br />
probably 18 it definitely was something that I<br />
struggled with.<br />
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY HAS BEEN THE<br />
HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR CAREER SO FAR?<br />
I would probably say going out and entertaining<br />
the troops. Going and singing in Afghanistan,<br />
Iraq and Kosovo, there things I didn’t imagine<br />
doing as a young singer, but I’m so glad that I<br />
did because they’ve become some of my best<br />
memories and it’s so emotional.<br />
DO YOU HAVE ANY AMBITIONS LEFT<br />
TO ACHIEVE?<br />
Pavarotti but sadly he fell ill just before I was<br />
meant to perform for him. I wish that could have<br />
happened because to have sung with all three<br />
tenors would have been amazing.<br />
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO<br />
SOMEONE WANTING TO FOLLOW IN YOUR<br />
FOOTSTEPS?<br />
I would say to get as much experience under<br />
your belt as possible, so join school choirs,<br />
church choirs, county choirs and there’s national<br />
youth choirs of Wales and Great Britain.<br />
Enter competitions. It doesn’t matter if you<br />
don’t win them, I didn’t win many, it’s just about<br />
getting the experience.<br />
There’s also the two operatic societies, and<br />
I’d say to put on plays and shows and just get<br />
as much performance experience as you can,<br />
so that when you get your big break you’ve<br />
already put in a lot of work already, you know<br />
how things work and you’re ready for the<br />
opportunity.<br />
WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU AFTER THE TOUR<br />
HAD FINISHED?<br />
Well lots of international concerts, but<br />
immediately afterwards it will be taking a break<br />
with the family as it’s quite an intensive tour and<br />
going straight back to mummy duties.<br />
Lots! I think you’ve always got to have new<br />
things to be striving towards. I’ve never done<br />
a soundtrack, or something like a Disney<br />
soundtrack or an animation which I think my<br />
children would love. Then it’s just to continue<br />
doing what i’m doing. I think doing a soundtrack<br />
would be really fun!<br />
YOU’VE WORKED WITH SOME GREAT<br />
MUSICIANS IN THE PAST – IS THERE ANYONE<br />
YOU WOULD STILL LIKE TO WORK WITH?<br />
I feel very fortunate that I have been able to<br />
sing with Placido Domingo and José Carreras<br />
multiple times. I was due to sing for Luciano<br />
‘Guiding Light’, out now<br />
via Decca Records.<br />
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