I said to Mr. Pavarotti once … a marvelous man and a great artist … I said to him … “Maestro, I’m having trouble closing out a note so that it’s almost as thin as a butter knife … finish it out quietly like that.” I said, “I have trouble doing that. What do you think I should do?” He said, “Justa close up your mouth.” That’s all he said, and I fell on the floor. I thought he was gonna give me a dissertation.
