Saturday, May 30, 2009

Ms Boyle’s singing coach: Fred O’Neil

Susan Boyle posts/videos/interviews

May 30, 2009

JOHN BINGHAM of The Independent spoke with Fred O’Neil, a professional singer and Ms Boyle’s singing coach. He is worried that the media could “stifle her” and “obscure the real person he knew”.

FRED O’NEIL:

As a singer she always had a lovely, calm, beautiful rounded voice.

It is a very good instrument, but I am concerned about her being surrounded by all these PR people that she will not be given the time to sing.

She is like an athlete: she has to keep using her voice to keep it.

If she wants to keep on singing big show songs she has to keep on practising.

It is very different from singing for a couple of minutes on Britain’s Got Talent.

It’s nice to know that someone cares about her personally as well. In regards to the “Hairy Angel” nickname.

I look at the names people are calling her and I think this is worse than what she is leaving behind. This is not respecting someone, saying they have a voice like an angel and then calling them names.

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