Yes it is obvious that Kiri is in a different league to Hayley Westenra, but for Kiri to say:
“They are the new fakes for the new generation coming through but they can only perform with a microphone and they’ve basically never have any formal training.
and
“I’ve had a 40-year career but these people, two or three years and they’re gone,”
is just obnoxious and well out of touch. The article also attributes Kiri as saying:
“Westenra was singing successfully but would never be in her world and she would never be in Westenra’s.”
That’s true, but unnecessarily harsh and unsporting; un-Kiwi even.
Sorry Kiri – I’ll never buy another one of your CD’s. Indeed I’ll probably delete your music from my iPod, and cerainly skip through it if I don’t. Meanwhile Hayley’s music is much easier to listen to, and is getting a lot more airtime than yours. Why do you think that is?
Lance Wiggs 