Parineeti Chopra Quotes

I've studied classical singing, but not to a great extent.

I took vocal lessons all through my childhood and still do. I was classically trained.

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a lot of rest and training to sing, and I was lucky that I found a great teacher when I first moved to New York.

I grew up singing in the church choir, but I've not really had any training.

I've been studying voice for quite a while, especially opera, for at least seven or eight years.

I trained in Hindustani, and then I went to music school.

Young people who are just starting out somehow need to let you know they know how to sing.

I sang a lot growing up; I always loved music.

I've studied voice from a few different people for years.

I've always had a deep resonance, but I love vocal work, and I've been doing it for so many years.

Then I trained as an opera singer for four years before I started singing professionally as a pop act.

I am a trained singer in Hindustani and classical music.

I started officially learning music when I was 14. I learnt Hindustani classical.

Vocally, I had never taken a lesson when I put out my videos. It was just a lot of fun. I had watched my dad play guitar, so I just sort of did the same thing.

When people ask me, 'Are you a singer?' I say, 'No, I'm not a 'singer' - but I love the craft of singing,' going in and finding out what that means or why the hell I'm singing in the first place. My thing is really the craft of it.

I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it's part of your body.

But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps up, so my voice is obviously responding. It's a muscle, and the more you use it, the more you use it right, the more you should get out of it. So yes, I sing.

I knew I always wanted to sing.

When I was in the recording studio, I needed to concentrate on what my voice was doing, which is rather difficult if you can't actually see what you are supposed to be singing.

When I had my first voice lesson I was 15 years old. And I had a really good teacher. This is what made all the difference. A good teacher will teach you the technique, but also how to listen to your voice.

I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.

I truly wish I could sing.

I really love singing.

Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me.

I studied voice at Yale with Blake Stern from the music school, and he had me singing German lieder and Italian songs.