Hard Quote by Sampha

But when you get to a song, not only do you have to do a vocal melody, you have to write words and not…

— Glenn Danzig

It's no longer necessary to slave over the vocals. I don't sing the lyrics until I write them, and singing is the very last…

— Todd Rundgren

For any producer I've ever worked with, their toughest job is to convince me to not to obscure my vocals. A lot of people…

— Ryan Adams

I've tried to write songs for other people and it usually requires them singing it and then changing the phrasing. I can put a…

— Craig Finn

When I write a song and come up with an arrangement and a vocal part, it's always a challenge trying to find a singer…

— Tom Scholz

I've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I was ready…

— Tyra Banks

People often ask me how I developed my vocal sound, and the answer usually disappoints them: 'It's just the way I sound when I…

— Michael Franks

Usually the song is totally done. I'll do absolutely everything, backing vocals - everything - but in gibberish. A lot of times its based…

— Katie Stelmanis

Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.

— Natasha Bedingfield

When I'm recording, I usually just mumble and hum a melody and then fill the words in as I go.

— Tierra Whack

There's something different that happens when you're writing a song for your own record that you know you're going to sing.

— Beck

When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive…

— Sampha