Matisyahu Quotes

Audiences have taught me how to sing better and entertain better.

Singing involves a great deal of psychology.

But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud.

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

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.

On any given night - there are nights that you feel better. There are nights that you are vocally better. There are nights that you are not as vocally good. No question about it.

I love to sing and I do think that my strength as a singer is... I think I have a voice that is certainly sufficient under most any circumstances... but I think my strength is that I really am an actor and I really do have to own what I am saying.

I think in 2016 I'm going to focus on performing a lot more and doing as many shows as I can. There's plans to tour more, and that's where my heart is - doing the live shows.

Now I'm more sure and I feel myself more comfortable singing.

Singing for stage, if you don't hear yourself, that's when you push, and that's when you can hurt your voice sometimes. So if I can hear myself in my ear, it really helps me to find that balance of how loud I needed to be singing.

You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you have it.

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

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

For me, you can't be a big fat pig up there, slovenly and singing croaky and whatnot. You have to work.

Voice is the first instrument.

What I always expect to deliver to my audience is a very entertaining evening of singing and playing.

Singing is something I love to do. I feel very confident doing it.

I'm trying to get better at singing. I just want to be great vocally on stage so I can give fans a real show, like Jazmine Sullivan does.

I can hold a note, but that's about it.

I am an entertainer and would sing a song if I know my voice would do justice to it.

So much can be gained from watching other singers, seeing what they do and what they don't do, seeing how they look when they breathe, how wide they open their mouths for a high note.

I think our strongest suit is our live show.

I just really like performing for different crowds and seeing different places.

The point is that I am such a big fan of Puccini and that Butterfly is the most difficult and complete role that you can imagine. Just to sing it with a good voice is not enough: it asks tears from your soul. I am very emotional on stage, and the music is so tender that I suffer for real when I am singing it. So I cannot do many performances.

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