Timothy B. Schmit Quotes

I did recording sessions as a musician as well as a background vocalist and enjoyed every minute of it. I remember singing harmony with Waylon Jennings on a few songs that were hits. Chet Atkins always put me up so high that I strained to hit every note. It was a lot of fun.

It's a particular skill, I think, doing backing vocals. You're blending the vocals between the gaps, between the music.

I knew how to sing in choirs and sing in church, but I didn't know how to sing in a studio. That's what Darlene and the Blossoms taught me to do - to be a studio singer.

Harmonies come really naturally to me. I don't have to labor too hard over them. I'll sing a lead vocal, and then I will immediately have all of these other ideas for vocal harmonies. I think that some of the most fun parts of recording, for me, are the vocal harmonies.

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.

In addition, I'm finishing a track for the movie 'Waking Up In Reno', but there are numerous other singers I look forward to recording with in the near future.

I like singing in harmony - I like not having to sing every song.

I'd love to work with Michael Buble, with Tony Bennett, with Damian Marley, with Andrea Bocelli.

Acting comes first. I would love to make an album. I was at an event... for Dionne Warwick, and we got to go in the studio and go crazy. I love singing, but it's very time consuming. I have to make time for it.

We did an a cappella version, which I have always wanted to do, of the "Coventry Carol." It's beautiful, and we did it in three part harmony with no accompaniment. We have two a cappella songs that, in my opinion, are just gorgeous.

I do not like the raw sound of the human voice in unison unless it is under the discipline of music.

A lot of what I have always done is do other singers.

While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.

I have been a harmony enthusiast since I was a child, singing in choir and with friends growing up. I always put a ton of harmonies on my demos.

I've always wanted to work with Barbra Streisand because she's worked with some of the best background singers in the world who are friends of mine, worked with them in concert or on movie soundtracks, and I always say 'Now, where was I? Where was I when she was hiring people to work with her?'

I do some three-part harmonies on 'Throes of Rejection' and 'Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks,' but I didn't go overboard with it.

I've always had a deep resonance, but I love vocal work, and I've been doing it for so many years.

I like to sing, and I like to make records - and that part is fun.

My drummer, bass player, and guitar player sing backgrounds. They play and sing. I can sing all the harmonies, but I can't do it alone.

Honestly, recording with Faith Evans blew me away.

Having Brian Wilson sing on my album was an unforgettable experience.

I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.

A cappella music has always been around. It's such an old form.

I'm a big fan of Usher, and I'd love for us to record together.

Along with 'Free,' where I sing quite a bit, there are additional songs on 'Skin' where you can hear my voice in the background - lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs.' But more often than not, I use my vocals to prompt other rappers and singers to feel calmer, better, bolder.