Vocals Quotes · Page 2

With Rage, we wrote riff rock and had rap vocals, so we didn't really concern ourselves with melody for the most part.

— Tim Commerford

I fancied being a lead singer. I've always done a lot of vocals, but obviously, Freddie is the lead singer.

— Roger Taylor

I was in bands many years ago, so that's where it started. I played in bands, sang backing vocals and all the…

— Adrian Dunbar

My singing is inspirational. When I sing, the people around me sing louder.

— Rock Cowles

I loved Celine Dion. I loved Whitney Houston and these big powerhouse vocals.

— Lauren Daigle

Enya was a huge deal for me. That kind of woman vocals and how wide those productions were.

— Devin Townsend

I pride myself on having a really authentic music sound: no gimmicks, just my vocals.

— Rotimi

On 'Idol,' I understood that everyone wanted to hear my vocals, so I stuck with the ballads.

— Jessica Sanchez

If I improvise vocals at an early stage of the song, I just kind of listen to the roll, and then I…

— Adam Granduciel

I have a routine to work on my vocals. I always get some honey and some extra virgin olive oil to coat…

— Charles Bradley

I guess I'm not really into female vocals that sound masculine, I guess. A lot of times, the heavy female vocalists always…

— Devin Townsend

I always layer my vocals a lot. I sing a minimum of three layers of the same line every time, and then…

— Tobias Forge

There's a lot of trickery that can go on in the studio, and there's a lot that one can do - none…

— Paul Rodgers

I've recorded a lot of vocals so far and I think they're kinda still in my own world, but I do have…

— Spencer Krug

But I would lie on the floor and analyze everything. I'd listen to all the strings and the background vocals on the…

— Kevin Richardson

I like adding little elements into the final mix. I'm more fond of the '70s glam than '80s. I have that style…

— Adam Lambert

In the studio you can auto tune vocals, and with drums, you can put them on a grid and make them perfect.…

— Taylor Hawkins

I say that drums and bass should be very prominent, with vocals being the most important thing, and maybe very little guitars.…

— Ben Daniels

I always recorded my vocals live with the band. Usually we'd just start from scratch. After we chose whatever song we decided…

— B. J. Thomas

There are a lot of people using technology that are playing to a click with backing vocals already stuck in there on…

— James Young

I really love the EMS Vocoder 2000, which is a pretty nice little box. You put one thing in one end and…

— Tim Gane

Hip-hop I never really got really into mainly just because I'm not a big fan of rap. I do like R&B artists…

— Christina Grimmie

Oh man, I love what the South brings as far as the soul, and I really have noticed from even the early…

— Common

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

I've always been fascinated by the idea of creating music using only vocals.

— Mitch Grassi

The music comes first. Final lyrics are usually written very close to recording the vocals.

— Tobias Forge

I'm not a singer. I double-track my vocals. I'm just not secure in my voice. I can't do single-track - I sound…

— Cuco

I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.

— Billy Squier

I feel that in the underground world, there's not enough vocals out there.

— Erick Morillo

Under-sung vocals can be very sexy because of the intimacy, but they can be just as heartbreaking for the same reason.

— Justin Tranter

The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and…

— Lykke Li

A rock band with vocals is what I always wanted to be a part of; in fact, it feels very natural for…

— Paul Gilbert

There's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books.

— Aaron Carter

Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.

— Lemmy

I want to make an album with just great beats and big vocals and just amazing lyrics.

— Tessanne Chin

The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.

— Jerry Harrison

Maybe I was just born with a little bit of vocals or natural talent, but I feel like I taught myself.

— Bryson Tiller

As a vocalist, I can scream, and I've got a really good singing voice, but I can't do the really heavy vocals.

— Devin Townsend

I sing a few backing vocals but Im not much of a singer. You wont see me on 'X Factor.'

— Dion Dublin

The thing about covers is that the first thing you're going to notice is the vocals, because it's not the same person.

— M. Shadows