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"That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song."

Margaret Whiting, American Musician

Talent, Thought, Challenge, End

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"That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song."

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"The way I teach people to sing... I have them talk the lyric out until it sounds like something they really believe, like an actor with a monologue."

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"I had years of experience that I still needed to accumulate and go through."

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