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I'm over the moon to be involved in the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special. I can't quite believe it as it's a part of the family tradition at the Jenkins household. I heard the news that I got the role on my 30th birthday and it was the best birthday present ever. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#best #birthday #christmas #doctor #ever

I'm still a Welsh girl at heart so I'm staying in the U.K. for the Olympics, it's such an exciting time for Britain so it's amazing to be a part of it. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#britain #exciting #exciting time #girl #heart

I've always said that I count myself as a classical crossover artist. To be so, you have to have the core classical training, which I did for many, many years, but also be interested in the pop side of things. You can fit in somewhere in the middle. I feel I do that really well. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#always #artist #classical #classical training #core

Sometimes I think that I want to do something strictly basic, really simple. Just with a few chords. But I won't have anything more than two or three sentences in my head. That kind of evaporates once I start playing and then it goes off in whatever direction. ↗

— Tom Jenkinson

#basic #chords #direction #evaporates #few

Oh, stuff the critics. I don't care. Too many people are snooty about classical. Look, I wasn't brought up in a home where we listened to classical music. It was a singing teacher that thought it would be best for my voice. Then I moved into crossover. And if that makes the music accessible to more people, then great. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#accessible #best #brought #care #classical

Yes. I do about 70 shows a year, in the past year I've been to Italy, Australia, Japan, China, just about everywhere. I do it because I love singing. The money is a bonus. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#australia #because #been #bonus #china

You learn your lessons from the mistakes you make, not the things you achieve. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#learn #lessons #make #mistakes #things

So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't know why. ↗

— John Fahey

#book #bought #chord #country #did

Before deciding to retire, stay home for a week and watch the daytime TV shows. ↗

— Bill Copeland

#daytime #deciding #home #retire #shows

A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy. ↗

— Stephan Jenkins

#down #i #look #lot #melancholy