Component Quote by David Johansen

For me, the singer is actually the most important element. When I work with someone, it all comes down to whether I like the…

— Steve Lillywhite

I like artists with a life, where it's not this universal thing anybody could sing. I want them speaking to me in only a…

— Walker Hayes

Basically, I listen to voices. If they write good songs and they can sing, I'll probably like it.

— India Arie

I guess I'm attracted to people who are singing about love or life, and they have a particular passion that I can connect with.

— Langhorne Slim

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful…

— Bryan Ferry

Growing up, I listened to a lot of everything - I fell in love with music, when I discovered people like Lauryn Hill and…

— Banks

I find that I like what I like. I like a strong melody, I like an inventive structure and I have to like the…

— Neal Brennan

Most of all, I like to sing my heart out to lyrics that really speak to people.

— Christina Grimmie

For me, a singer is more about the voice. If you look at greats like Kishoreda, Mukesh and Rafi, you used to hear them…

— KK

The music, I think, is just as important as the lyrics; it portrays the emotion of the song. I play the kind of music…

— Courtney Barnett

I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started to get…

— Burning Spear

I like the big bombastic singers, but I'm also very drawn to what I call character singers. They're people who obviously aren't very huge…

— Boy George