Eydie Gorme Quotes

Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.

I've got more low notes than I had when I started.

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way.

The voice is an instrument that you really must take time to develop. It's like a good red wine Give it time.

Because her voice is, it's like the muscles and it develops all the time. That was the fantastic thing for us.

My voice needed oiling, and then it took off.

When I was 15 or so, I made a conscious decision to try and sing with a big voice. Everybody I listened to had these big voices, and I wanted to try it. The blessing is that I could.

My own singing voice is not very good and I don't think that anybody really sings in their own voice.

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?

You have to get to know your voice and its strengths and play on those. It took me quite a long time.

Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body.

My singing voice isn't like my speaking voice.

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.

You do have to be a bit careful with your voice. It is an instrument.

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.

Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson.

For singers, our singing voice is our natural voice, not the speaking.

Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?

Maybe I was just born with a little bit of vocals or natural talent, but I feel like I taught myself. I just started taking vocal lessons to just work on my breathing, my vowels and stuff.

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

I knew that I could sing when I was young. I would listen to a lot of jazz; I'm a big jazz fan. When I first got to high school and studied musical theater, I could sing. But I added certain things to my voice, and I realized after graduating high school that this is the kind of voice I had. It's not very nimble, but it's heavy.

It takes a big voice a long time to develop properly; the bigger it is, the harder it is to develop the technique.

I actually ended up going through a vocal change. It started about two years ago, and it's only been recently that I found my balance again. Vocally, I couldn't figure out what was going on. My lows were getting lower, and my highs were getting higher; everything felt weird.

I was blown away by Steve Perry's voice - you know, his amazing ability to change from a lambing voice to rock.

I've been working a lot on figuring out how to sing differently and better. I want to become a better singer. I want to sing out more. I want to me more extroverted, vocally.