My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway. — The Weeknd Copy Share Image
No, I did not provide the backing vocals for The Kinks's 'Waterloo Sunset' - as much as I like the record. — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
My vocals are bad, I can't sing, hey man, I wouldn't ask you to do a drum roll if your arm was… — James Hetfield Copy Share Image
Bob was chosen by my record company to help with my vocals, and our relationship developed through the music. — Rita Marley Copy Share Image
If I'm playing with Ozzy it's just a guitar thing. But with the vocals I feel like I'm studying for the SATs. — Zakk Wylde Copy Share Image
Getting comfortable again and being in a vocal booth on the opposite end of the spectrum, when you're normally the one tracking… — Mija Copy Share Image
Working on my own vocals is something I've been avoiding. But, I'm constantly thinking of ways to be able to include my… — Hans-Peter Lindstrøm Copy Share Image
'Muntazir' has a very feel-good vibe to it. It's Strings' signature composition, especially the pre-chorus. I thoroughly enjoyed lending my vocals to… — Momina Mustehsan Copy Share Image
Bands such as LiLiPUT and Essential Logic were just as unorthodox as Gang of Four or Wire, even taking their sounds a… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Yeasayer and Animal… — Lorde Copy Share Image
After so many years of whispery, DIY vocals, there's this new generation of voices that are really starting to burst through the… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time' was a perfect song. It was so beautiful and so heartfelt. Her vocals were so amazing. And,… — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
I don't think it's important to be that good at singing. I think people who are good at singing sing backing vocals… — Robbie Williams Copy Share Image
Later on, when I signed with Sony, we wanted to re-release 'Fade' as 'Faded' with a brand new mix and with vocals… — Alan Walker Copy Share Image
I'm interested in creating a little sound world for songs, really crafting it, building it, and making it like a little doll's… — Imogen Heap Copy Share Image
For any producer I've ever worked with, their toughest job is to convince me to not to obscure my vocals. A lot… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
For 'The Anthem,' a lot of my fans were like 'Oh, man, he's getting lazy making just, like, a pop format tune… — GRiZ Copy Share Image
There's a few times in the past when I wrote a song, and I put the words together, and they were very… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
I started doing some demos and got online and bought a refurbished laptop, bought a microphone off of eBay. A lot of… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
As far as favorite 'overall package' record of all time, I'd have to say 'My Girl' by The Temptations. I like everything… — Paul Shaffer Copy Share Image
The original vocals had an awful lot of work put into them at the time, and I wasn't really sure that I… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I do the work with friends who are musicians as well. I'm working on a piece of music and I have an… — Paul van Dyk Copy Share Image
Our bassist, Tim Staffell, was at art college with Frederick Bulsara, who changed his name to Freddie Mercury and joined the band… — Roger Taylor Copy Share Image
I played guitar and bass. I didn't do much vocals, although I did have one band where I was the lead singer.… — Oscar Isaac Copy Share Image
I think I'm a vocal genius, not a musical genius. I like background vocals. I consider myself a voice, not a singer.… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
One of the goals we had when making 'Moth' was to have the vocals sound less treated and less processed than we'd… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
I don't try to make one thing. I really try to experiment, even if its just the vocals or the beat. I… — J.I.D Copy Share Image
Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip… — Benjamin Booker Copy Share Image
It's great, because we've had some really great people playing with us who really have studied the record and been able to… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
Singing is something that I have done all my life, but what I did on my first two records was to hide… — Hildur Gudnadottir Copy Share Image
There was a time after doing 'Battlestar Galactica,' where I had my pick of projects that wanted taiko drums and ethnic vocals.… — Bear McCreary Copy Share Image
Something on mainstream radio is very in your face with the vocals. I tried that, and it just doesn't feel like Washed… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
If you want to continue working, continue collaborating with people, you have to be open to the idea of people sending their… — Jonita Gandhi Copy Share Image
We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we… — John Entwistle Copy Share Image
When I was growing up... I'm not going to say I listened to everything, but when it comes to vocals, I was… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I can do some vocals in England; I can come across to LA You can do various versions - replace this, replace… — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
In hip hop, it's a lot more about lacing a hot track. I start it, I help mix it, I help write… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I'm always saying in the studio, 'My vocals are too loud!' or 'My vocals have too much effect on them!' I like… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
I'm very particular about how a song sounds, especially its production and how the vocals are treated. Every sound matters to me. — Benson Boone Copy Share Image
