Irish - Musician | June 5, 1944 -
I grew up in a very musical family, but music was not encouraged as a career. It was a hobby.
Colm Wilkinson
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My father was from Belfast; my mother was from Crossmolina. I grew up in Dublin.
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For myself, personally, I am never really aware of timing or anything because I am passionate about what I do, so I have found that if you really love what you do, then time flies.
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There's nothing like being in front of a live audience and getting that vibe from them, and I love people to join in the singing, and I love people to clap their hands.
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I don't keep a lot of memorabilia around.
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The one thing that concerts have done for me is given me the opportunity to get back to sort of do songs that I want to do. It's about enjoying yourself.
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Once you sign on the dotted line, in terms of a contract with a musical, it's a huge commitment. When you're younger, that's fine; you can take it on, and I still go out, and I still sing 15-20 songs - and I can do that - a night.
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I'm up for doing a part if I thought the part was right and the people want to consider me for a part. If I thought the part was absolutely exciting... I would go for it.
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Hal Prince and Andrew actually asked me if I would be interested in continuing with 'Phantom', but obviously I was under contract to 'Les Mis' by then.
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The movie has called it closed. I'm not saying I won't ever listen to 'Les Miserables' again. But it closed the door for me. It's gone its own way.
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You see some people on stage today, and they have these huge ear monitors.
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I absolutely had a dream of doing 'Man of La Mancha' one day; that's a long time ago.
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