Tones and I Quotes

I have a four-and-a-half-, nearly five-octave range. I probably should have had extra lessons as a child, as I am certain my family heard my potential, but I didn't. I was in the choir as a schoolgirl, but really, it is all self-taught.

Being the youngest, I was a bit of a daddy's girl and sought attention from an early age by singing. I don't know where I got my voice, but ours was always a musical house.

God smiled on me in every sense. I was born a tenor, and you know what that means. Tenors are a rare commodity.

My mother tried to teach me when I was a small child to sing but failed because of my inability to carry a tune.

It's not like we don't have any talent. We can't sing like Whitney Houston, but we can sing well.

I've been singing since I was nine or ten.

My father had the most amazing operatic voice, so I have a soft spot for that.

I can't dance and I can't sing too well.

Singing is definitely not my forte. I'll put that out there on the record.

I can't sing, like, I can't saaang. I'm no Luther! That to me is singing. Being able to hit a note doesn't mean you can sing.

I was a born singer.

I sang all the time, and finally, my mother looked at me and said: 'I have a friend in New York who gives singing lessons. If she says you can sing, you can take lessons. If you can't sing, I never want you to open your mouth again as long as you live.'

I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.

You're one of the most natural, great singers I've heard in a long time.

People that could yodel always fascinated me. People that could sing loud always fascinated me. So I started trying to mimic at a really young age: 6, 7 years old.

Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.

I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang.

Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced.

I remember at the age of, and I'll say this, 10 and a half, 11, I had a natural boy soprano.

There is not many tenors in the male category and that makes me stick out.

Barry is an incredible singer. He's even gotten better through the years.

And I had not much of a voice. I didn't play that great guitar either.

It's a rare combination to have someone who can write songs and sing well.

It's funny because my mom is not a singer at all, nor is my father. But I definitely get more of my father's tone.

Some people can sing, and they can sing sing, but Brandy can not only sing sing, but she has a voice and a tone that is unlike any other.