Post by Stephany on Nov 7, 2007 7:58:47 GMT
Hello everybody! 
The 'Dominion Post' has published a new article on Hayley. The first part was exactly the same than the 'Southland Times' article (same author!) HERE so I only posted the second part.
Stephany
The 'Dominion Post' has published a new article on Hayley. The first part was exactly the same than the 'Southland Times' article (same author!) HERE so I only posted the second part.
HAYLEY'S COMET
By Kimberley Rothwell
3 November 2007
Dominion Post
© 2007 Fairfax New Zealand Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Singing wasn't always Hayley's first love. Violin, piano and ballet have all fallen by the wayside to make time for her voice.
"When I was younger, when I was around the age of nine, I wanted to do everything. I wanted to be a singer, dancer, actress, violinist, pianist, I wanted to do it all. I've realised that you can't do it all otherwise you'd be spreading yourself too thinly.
"I'm focusing on what I do best, and that's definitely working for me. I'm keen to work on my piano playing now that I'm a bit more secure when I do my gigs and things. I'm doing some writing as well. It's important to know what you're best at. Many people have suggested I go into acting because, I don't know, it's an option really! But who knows if I would be any good at acting?"
She admits, though, that it's not just her exceptional voice that's got her where she is. "I got my record contract mainly on my voice. I can sing well, I'm not a bad singer, but a lot of other things come into play and luck comes into it. You can have an amazing voice, but just not have all the other ingredients and things in place. I'm lucky in that I can stop people in their tracks with my voice.
"I've always got a thrill, right from a young age, busking on the streets. I love getting a reaction from people saying, 'Oh, wow, that was beautiful'."
With her memoir in stores, Westenra is about to begin a three-week tour of Japan. But whether there will be a second volume of memoirs in another 20 years and what it might say, she just doesn't know.
'Gosh, I don't have a clue. You have these plans and they're constantly changing, things never quite work out how you planned.
"Hopefully I'll still be singing, I'll be making great albums, I don't know where I'll be. I hope that I'm happy and creatively fulfilled. I'm keen on experimenting with my music, and keen to keep on creating new music with my writing, but nothing too drastic is going to happen.
"But then again, who knows. I may shock and horrify people."
By Kimberley Rothwell
3 November 2007
Dominion Post
© 2007 Fairfax New Zealand Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Singing wasn't always Hayley's first love. Violin, piano and ballet have all fallen by the wayside to make time for her voice.
"When I was younger, when I was around the age of nine, I wanted to do everything. I wanted to be a singer, dancer, actress, violinist, pianist, I wanted to do it all. I've realised that you can't do it all otherwise you'd be spreading yourself too thinly.
"I'm focusing on what I do best, and that's definitely working for me. I'm keen to work on my piano playing now that I'm a bit more secure when I do my gigs and things. I'm doing some writing as well. It's important to know what you're best at. Many people have suggested I go into acting because, I don't know, it's an option really! But who knows if I would be any good at acting?"
She admits, though, that it's not just her exceptional voice that's got her where she is. "I got my record contract mainly on my voice. I can sing well, I'm not a bad singer, but a lot of other things come into play and luck comes into it. You can have an amazing voice, but just not have all the other ingredients and things in place. I'm lucky in that I can stop people in their tracks with my voice.
"I've always got a thrill, right from a young age, busking on the streets. I love getting a reaction from people saying, 'Oh, wow, that was beautiful'."
With her memoir in stores, Westenra is about to begin a three-week tour of Japan. But whether there will be a second volume of memoirs in another 20 years and what it might say, she just doesn't know.
'Gosh, I don't have a clue. You have these plans and they're constantly changing, things never quite work out how you planned.
"Hopefully I'll still be singing, I'll be making great albums, I don't know where I'll be. I hope that I'm happy and creatively fulfilled. I'm keen on experimenting with my music, and keen to keep on creating new music with my writing, but nothing too drastic is going to happen.
"But then again, who knows. I may shock and horrify people."
Stephany
