Sorry this has nothing to do with the current thread but I didn't want to start another one. It is just that the girls are at school, Dominique is back to work after a month a home( nice to have her here with me but,well...) So I just treated myself to one more viewing of 'Live by Request' and it strikes me how k.d's powerful personality can sometimes get in the way of my appreciating her voice/music to the full. Of course, she cannot help that, being charismatic and the funny thing is that she does not even try to make an effect. She is that and must have been from birth I think. That she perhaps knows, and so does not feel the need to add to her persona on stage or in public makes it even more potent. Too much or too little spoil the sauce and her winning recipe is made of natural ingredients: talent, sincerity and an absolute respect for her art. Quite rare these days. And that she not only survived in the business and grew better and more refined in her art as the years go by( and all this on her own terms) is something to celebrate. To come back to my original idea, I think that finally the personality and the voice are intertwined, inseparable and must be enjoyed as a whole the one feeding the other for our utmost pleasure. Aren't we lucky to have this privilege?
Chantal