Some people sing in the shower.
Marcus Haddock honed his vocal skills on a tractor, pitting his voice against the rumble of the engine as he worked the flat, dusty fields of West Texas. The Fort Worth native was one of four opera soloists at a formal dinner for visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi. All in all, it was a pretty good night for a youngster who had never heard opera, much less tried to sing it, until he went to college. Although Haddock has performed at virtually every major opera hall in Europe, he is more likely to be known in West Texas as a fullback for the Seminole High School Indians. When I used to hear about some of my colleagues singing at the White House, I'd think, that would be nice, never thinking that I'd ever be able to do it.