Andra Day Quotes

My own singing voice is not very good and I don't think that anybody really sings in their own voice.

The voice is an instrument that you really must take time to develop. It's like a good red wine Give it time.

I sing like a girl.

When I started to record, I could sing in pitch, but that was maybe about it.

I have a pretty lousy voice.

I love singing with my mouth open. And I'm actually able to sing even better that way.

When I was 15 or so, I made a conscious decision to try and sing with a big voice. Everybody I listened to had these big voices, and I wanted to try it. The blessing is that I could.

I think I've learned a lot on the vocal side of things.

I still struggle with my low notes. It's just always been something for me: I'm not a low singer. I have a really high voice.

As singers, we're always taught to sing forward and place everything in the front of our resonating chambers. Donna Summer always sang in that space and had it naturally. Her muscle memory, the way she was built - she was a natural singer.

I'm not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.

You have to get to know your voice and its strengths and play on those. It took me quite a long time.

Right now, my voice is better than ever. It changed. I have better low notes than I had before.

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way.

My singing voice isn't like my speaking voice.

I just wanted to show people - maybe I'm wrong - that I can still really sing. I can sing better than I ever have before. My intonation is way better, my timing, my phrasing - there's a lot more expression; I feel it's a more lived-in, soulful voice.

I love hard singing.

I thought everybody had falsetto. And since I wasn't a schooled singer who studied with anybody, I just thought anybody who had a voice could do anything they wanted with their voice.

Yes, I am a good singer.

I can sing, but it takes an incredible amount of work for me to sound acceptable.

Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson.

Because her voice is, it's like the muscles and it develops all the time. That was the fantastic thing for us.

Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?

My voice is not good enough for me to sing a song.

As I am a lyrical singer, I really have to work hard. I'm still really training on a daily basis on my vocals. Because of the lyrical training, it never really ends.