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Why won't I star in a play?

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Apr 14
  • 1 min read

Because it's a bit like cheating. The challenge of composing is to write for voices other than one's own. Yes, I'm a decent singer who phrases well, but Barbara and Hannah and Phillip turned my songs into magic.

 
 
 

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