Neko Case Quotes

The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it's there to have the colors to paint those pictures with the lyrics as well as the sound.

Singing is incredibly physical.

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.

I don't think I'm a singer that likes to flex my vocals. I'll do some runs and a bunch of high notes, but that's it. I really pride myself and I really work on just trying to sing. Like emotions. Just using my voice, not doing anything extra.

My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body.

My voice is not very dynamic.

I'm an intense singer, so I look like I need the toilet every time I hit a high-note.

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

It's not really difficult to go from one voice into the next.

Don't ever take a dramatic lesson. They will try to put your voice in a dinner jacket, and people like their hominy and grits in everyday clothes.

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.

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing.

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

For singers, I believe we can sing in a lot of keys. I know I have this big range, but the point is to find a key that emotionally connects people.

I could read music and sing all the right notes at the right time. And over time, I literally found my voice, found a way to make sound.

I love hard singing.

The only thing I miss on stage is the falsetto.

Always sing below your potential.

I focus a lot on my voice because I want it to be an instrument as well. I want my voice to add color.

I am still working on developing my voice. I am, I know, better as a coloratura singer than I was. It's a matter of strong breath control and yet making it sound as though it is the easiest thing in the world.

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.

I learned a lot from hanging out with Emmylou Harris. One of the biggest pointers she gave me was that if you don't know the words, drop the consonants: that way, you'll hide the sound.

That's one thing you hear in my voice today. I could yodel from one octave to another octave. It always fascinated me.

First, I try to take everything away that doesn't matter to singing. It sounds simplistic, but it works. There is absolute focus on singing: producing sounds and emotions that I have always enjoyed. This is key.

I always try to get to the point where I can do different things with my voice.