Cara Delevingne Quotes

It's like having a conversation. Doing beatbox for me is as natural as talking is for someone else. Sending sound through a certain part of my throat, so that I am accurate every time. It's not like whatever happens happens, this is a focused sound.

I can beatbox. Well, sort of. I have one beat that I can do, but people get fooled.

I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.

When I was growing up... I'm not going to say I listened to everything, but when it comes to vocals, I was really adamant about imitating all kinds of voices.

A lot of people are put off by the idea of scat singing. Either that or it's something to be made fun of.

I'm singing. I'm a singer!

What's cool about the beatboxing is I was so afraid to sing in front of my peers, my parents, anybody. I just wouldn't do it. So in sixth grade, I would turn to beatboxing because it made me feel better. Like, I can beatbox 'Drop It Like It's Hot.' Doing that a bunch of times eventually gave me the confidence to sing in front of people.

I make sure I sing a cappella to let people know I can sing.

Honestly, a lot of pop records have beatboxing. Timbaland beatboxes on his tracks. Justin Timberlake beatboxes.

I think the voice is an underrated instrument these days and it's easy to make up for lack of ability with effects. I think sometimes people are more wowed with effects than core craftsmanship. Strong voices are not as common as they used to be.

Jamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It's a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It's sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument.

I am very much into voices. I would say I'm a fan of voices, not of sound. I'm a fan of singers, not of bands.

When I first started to beatbox on the microphone with the Get Fresh Crew, people were shocked. Some things are just supposed to happen and you have to roll with it.

I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.

My father has a great voice. My father used to sing... just sing.

David Phelps has an uncanny ability to sound full and powerful on every part of his range and sing with so much emotion.

I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.

I'm definitely not as good as people who consider themselves beatboxers.

The best vocalists I can think of are female.

When the pastor's up there, they do this thing called looping. They are literally riffing and spitting in the key of the organ. When looping, you're in key, you're in a rhythm, you're in a pocket, and that's where James Brown was pulling from, and so that's where I'm pulling from. The only difference is I'm coming at it under hip-hop.

I am passionate about singing, and I strive to improve with every song and keep getting better.

The voice is certainly important and you can hear if it's beautiful or not, it's the gods who decide; it's more a question of what you do with the voice, which is the mysterious element. It's the personality behind the voice which makes the artist. The voice is a gift of God, but if you're not able to use this gift, what's left? Nothing but a beautiful voice, without nuance or color.

It's the singer not the song that makes the music move along.

I don't think Bruce Willis can compete with me. I have a much better voice.

Letizia Gambi is a stunning vocalist