Marilyn Horne — American Musician born on January 16, 1934,

Marilyn Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring a large sound, beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors. She has won four Grammy Awards... (wikipedia)

My real achievement is my daughter and my three beautiful grandchildren.
I think I'm making a difference for a lot of young singers.
Americans can pretty much sing anything, whereas foreign singers are often limited in style, language, even composer.
You have to know exactly what you want out of your career. If you want to be a star, you don't bother with other things.