Found this on Susan Official website:
Here is our “exclusive” complete article translation in english, by Maria D
La Boyle smartens herself up for her debut disc “And I am singing the Stones”
“My dream? An audience with the Pope” In one song I speak of destiny. And I reinterpret Madonna.
MILAN. Tell the truth. You did not recognise Susan Boyle from the photograph. The rather plain looking lady who last spring enthralled the world with the voice of a nightingale on a British TV talent show, has made a transformation. Let us not overdo it, she has not turned into a splendid swan. However, something has happened. No more unkempt curls, no Bergomi eyebrows and no (cheap) dresses from ‘Standa’. With a little make-up, a new haircut and an evening dress, the 48 year old Scot who became a worldwide phenomenon on a click of the internet presents “I Dreamed a Dream” her debut album which is released on 20 November and which carries the same title of the song from the musical “Les Miserables” which brought her to the forefront on that TV programme. What is Susan Boyle’s dream? “To be a singer, to be accepted by other people and to make them happy. Apart from this, one of my greatest dreams would be to meet His Holiness the Pope. That would be the cherry on the cake”. What would she say to him during a possible private audience? “He is the vicar of Christ and I would take in all the spirituality and peace that his earthly role exudes”. What would she sing for Benedict XVI? “Panis Angelicus”, the hymn performed by John McCormack (an Irish tenor who in 1928 received the Vatican award of the Order of the Golden Spur from Pius XI) when he met the Pope”. Her relationship with God? “God made man and in some sense this places man in a kind of secondary position. We all owe our lives to God. Religion is the backbone of my life, it gave me the strength to carry on in certain situations. In particular when my mother died”. One of the two unpublished songs on the album is “Who I Was Born To Be”. Of what does it speak? “It speaks of destiny, of what we have been called to do in this life, of what God has chosen for us. Therefore the reason I was born is what God has chosen for me to do in this life.”. The album also has covers of famous songs. How did she choose them? “I chose ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, ‘You’ll See’ and ‘Cry Me a River’. I like the last one because I had already recorded it some years ago. I like jazz tracks, but it was also in the TV series McCallum and when I heard it. I liked it. “I Dreamed a Dream” speaks for itself, it speaks about fulfilling a dream and continuing a journey with determination”. ‘Wild Horses’ is the Rolling Stones’ and ‘You’ll see’ is Madonna’s. What does she think of these artists? “The Rolling Stones…well, you certainly cannot criticise them. I think even Mick Jagger liked my version of ‘Wild Horses’ and I thank him. Madonna is a very powerful and determined lady and ‘You’ll See’ gave me the determination to carry on”. But have you tried opera? “Yes, but I don’t think I have the right sort of voice. I do more generalistic things”. Her all-time favourite book? “I go back to my childhood and say Heidi. My mother bought it for me and I read it from the first to the last page. I have a soft heart….” Does she have a favourite actor? “Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks and Lauren Bacall”. Many stars who have reached the age of 40 complain about being dumped from showbusiness because of their age. Is her success a revenge? “Are women ignored at 40? That’s not true. Am I ignored at 40? I don’t think so. Let’s show them!” Her first performance on the TV Show “Britain’s Got Talent” on 11 April this year had hundreds of millions of clicks on YouTube. Did she previously use the internet? “I do not use Internet and such like. I was not computer literate”. What would she buy herself if she sells millions of copies? Does she have any hobbies or vices? “I don’t have hobbies. I love cake and chocolate. I would buy my mother’s house, but I don’t think too much about it”. By Andrea Laffranchi. Corriere della Sera. "
As Tonni said: The last sentence should rather be like: I do not think much of it (money, buying the house).
She also wanted to sing Panus Angelicus (as performed by John McCormack ) if she had the honour so see the Pope:
YouTube - "Panis Angelicus", John McCormack
About the great Irish tenor John McCormack:
John McCormack--Ireland's Greatest Tenor
Originally Posted by JoanneK
I love that her favorite childhood book was Heidi. Wonder what she reads these days- IF she ever has a minute to concentrate on a book. I have a small bookshop, so I'm always drawn to bookpeople and happy to hear about this side of Susan!
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