Quotes from Liz Mitchell

I jumped at the chance and auditioned for a leading role in the musical 'Hair,' which was touring in Berlin and London. I won roles in both productions and left my job as a secretary after 18 months in 1970 to join the cast of 'Hair' in Berlin. I opted for Berlin because a girl from my neighborhood was also going to perform in 'Hair' there.

I'm so excited to be in South Africa. I want to see a lot; everything! I want to see the people and the towns.

Being a woman of color, as long as there are people who have eyes to see you in a diminished or positive way, both sides will affect you.

I have travelled around the world; everywhere I go, even in Dubai, people have a special love for 'Mary's Boy Child.'

My first boss was a tall, slim man called Mr. Wheel. I worked for him as a secretary in a food company in central London. He really liked young people and was like a father figure to me.

We played ten packed-out shows at the Kremlin in just seven days and only discovered later that everyone in the crowd for the first three nights was a politician. They had all come from the nine Soviet time zones just to see us.

I think the '70s was a very special time. Melodies and rhythm ruled as dancing climaxed.

Boney M have a very powerful spirit that keeps us going.

Word spread about us in what was then the Soviet Union and we received an invite from President Brezhnev to perform there, which no other Western act had previously done.

With the radio and Internet, Indian music is not unknown to anyone. There are so many wonderful styles and genres that are being introduced to the world.

Every artist has to remember that they're human beings first, even with the type of stardom placed around their name and aura, they have to still remember that.

There has not been enough clarity over the years in terms of who did what in Boney M but fortunately Frank Farian has since stated that all members of the group could have been replaced except for me. And I like to think that when it comes to the music Liz Mitchell is the sound of Boney M.

Our royalty statement has been minimal and menial. Really. We don't collect more than a per cent of a per cent of a per cent of a per cent of a per cent of a per cent of a per cent. We get maybe the seventh of 1 percent.

It's never one thing it's a lot of things because you learn that show business is one of the most complicated industries in the world. The agreement you make is based on you not knowing what's going to happen next. So, it's a guessing game and you've got to really believe in yourself and know who you are.

If you look at South Africa and President Nelson Mandela, it was people of the world who held their hands together and stood up to make a difference. So 'people power' is important.

Like 'Daddy Cool' was the first song that opened the door of success. So it was extremely special and I will always sing that song.

People can forget your music but we are more surprised than happy to see that no one has forgotten our music.

It feels wonderful that people, both young and old, listen to our music, and that it still makes an impact.

Disco music has had its opportunity earlier and now the young people have taken it to another level. DJs are using our music and creating innovative remixes out of it. This is the way party is today. You can say, it's a new type of disco now.

I know it might sound strange to some people, but I really do need The Word with me and if I don't have a Bible with me, then I've found that even just studying certain verses keeps me going.

It's very difficult to choose my favorite song because every night I do a show I find that sometimes one song will ascend higher than the others.

Marcia could sing, but in the long run I ended up singing most of the stuff.