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When you're a woman who sings, you
get often get called a diva. I used to think, "I don't
want to be called a diva - arrogant, conceited, hard to work
with, more shoes than sense." There was no way I was
one. I had no time in my life for negative attitudes and behavior.
But then I examined the diva facts as they pertained to me
and what I do...
Fact
# 1 - Divas are very good at what they do - Prima donnas,
the original divas were the leading women in opera, they were
the best. I studied years to be a singer and a chef. I am
continually learning more, always improving my skills. I am
very good at what I do and I always strive to do my best.
I'm happy to be called a Diva.
Fact
#2 - Divas are passionate about their craft - I've loved
making food and music my whole life. On their own, they each
make people very happy and served up together, they make people
ecstatic. Food and music are two of the last good things in
life. Oh, they can be corrupted and
horribly manipulated,
but they will always be as basic as eating a freshly-picked
berry and humming your favorite tune. I get to make people
happy with my gifts and it's always reciprocal. They
eat, I eat. They
listen, I listen. They
laugh, I laugh, They learn, I learn. It's all good. I'm full.
I'm happy to be called a Diva.
Fact
#3 - Divas are demanding - I have always had high expectations
about what I am willing to put in my mouth. I have always
been demanding in pursuit of good food and service in stores
and restaurants to the point where certain places may have
been happy to see the back of me. But people who get the benefit
of my high standards have been very happy to eat my food.
I've been caterer to the caterers because I am the person
you go to when you want food cooked with passion and loving
care. Divas are demanding, but who else would you want in
your corner? I'm happy to be called demanding when I am demanding
the right things. I'm happy to be called a Diva.
Fact
#4: Divas are great cooks
- Cooking and singing are two passions that go hand
in hand. If you truly are what you eat, fine cooking has fueled
some of the best songstresses of this century - Ella Fitzgerald,
Mahalia Jackson, Eartha Kitt, Patti Austin, Kate Smith, Aretha
Franklin, kd lang, Patti LaBelle, and many more, "cook" on
stage and off, feeding the band, writing their cookbooks,
feeding their passion. I'm in good company. I'm happy to be
called a Diva.
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