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You do get a lot of people complaining if you don't do songs they have come to expect. I have to be careful about fulfilling that side of things and keeping it fresh for other people who have come to see the show.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: About Be Careful Careful Come Complaining Expect Fresh Fulfilling Get Keeping Lot Other People See Show Side Songs Things Who You

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It's called showbusiness, and the business end of it is very important, especially now. You have to learn the business end of it; otherwise, you get ripped off left, right and centre.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Business Centre End Get Important Learn Left Now Off Otherwise Right Ripped Very You

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You have to learn how to read contracts, how to position yourself, and about marketing. That is why you find the most successful artists are the ones who can mix creativity with business.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: About Artists Business Contracts Creativity Find How Learn Marketing Mix Most Position Read Successful Who Why You Yourself

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I listen to all kinds of music myself; it can range from practically anything: Opera, Jazz, to Blues, good Pop, just about anything.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: About Anything Blues Good Jazz Just Kinds Listen Music Myself Opera Pop Practically Range

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My favorites are songs that I get an emotional charge from, whatever genre they're in.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Charge Emotional Favorites Genre Get Songs Whatever

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My mom was sort of involved in amateur dramatics like Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, and played the violin. My dad played banjo and piano and sang as well, so there was all this music in my childhood.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Amateur Banjo Childhood Dad Involved Like Mom Music Piano Played Sang Sort Sullivan Violin Well

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I'm from a small Irish family of 10, so there always was music in the house. Growing up, my older sisters had things like 'South Pacific' and opera on.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Always Family Growing Growing Up Had House Irish Like Music Older Opera Pacific Sisters Small South Things Up

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I suppose I've been very fortunate in terms of my longevity and my voice and the way it has held up over the years. I hope to be able to keep on doing what I'm doing until I can't do it anymore.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Able Anymore Been Doing Fortunate Held Hope Keep Longevity Over Suppose Terms Until Up Very Voice Way Years

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As I tell my children, the first thing is always health. Get sleep, don't party, don't do drugs or drink. If your body is right, then you will be right, and if your body is wrong, you will be wrong. Live like a Buddhist monk!

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Always Body Buddhist Children Drink First First Thing Get Health Like Live Monk Party Right Sleep Tell The First Thing Then Thing Will Wrong You Your Your Body

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When you're getting on plans and traveling all over the place, it can be very hard to keep yourself healthy and avoid catching a cold.

~Colm Wilkinson

Topics: Avoid Catching Cold Getting Hard Healthy Keep Over Place Plans Traveling Very You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Musician

Born: June 5th, 1944

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