Firsts Quote by Axl Rose

I sort of just wrote the songs, the way I wanted to write them, sing them the way I wanted to sing them, perform…

— Johnny Reid

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

— Mitch Grassi

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

— Billy Squier

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was, in a way, very basic. So all I…

— Thurston Moore

I usually prepare a track and then I work with the artist when it's time to do the vocals.

— Anonymous

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was very basic. All I wanted was drums and…

— Thurston Moore

When I first started writing songs, I never intended on singing. I didn't really consider myself a singer at all. I was just kind…

— Washed Out

I wanted to try a different way of making music. That's what made me try different things with my voice.

— YoungBoy Never Broke Again

I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write;…

— Hamilton Leithauser

I treat my vocals as an instrument.

— PartyNextDoor

And then, I was thinking of doing a record just like starting with voice, because I did this one song that was just kind…

— Kim Gordon

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

— Adrian Dunbar