Klaus Schulze Quotes

The human voice is one of the most attractive things.

The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal. For me, the human voice is the vessel on which all emotions travel - except perhaps jealousy. And the breath, the breath is the captain of that vessel.

If you listen to people talk, when people actually talk, they talk in melodies. If they get angry, their voice rises, and it's more of a staccato thing. When they ask for something, they're real sweet. It's all music.

The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.

When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly.

How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing.

My voice is an instrument.

I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience.

Well rounded forms gives smooth sounds; sharper or angular forms give harder and harsher sounds.

The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.

I prefer to sing in the shower vs. the car. The shower is just steam, you know, its just you, and nature, and no clothing. You know, there's nothing separating you. It's just you, and the voice - you, and the water.

I started singing in the bathroom. Nothing was coming out. It was ghastly.

The greatest musical instrument given to a human being is the voice.

Voice is my instrument.

The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.

The guitar can go at a scream. It can yell at you.

I'm a flutist so I know what they can deliver in terms of texture and sound and blurriness and softness. It's a very soft instrument.

I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.

Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart.

Acting and singing are actually very similar because they're both telling a story.

I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.

A tune has to resonate with whatever is happening around it.

I always have loved the Stradivarius. My teacher, Josef Gingold, he had a Stradivarius. As a treat, he would put it under my chin and let me play a few notes, and I remember that feeling of the overtones, the complexity of the sound. It's like a great wine.

The voice has to be very clear at all times in order to convey the emotion.

There's just something that is kind of magical that happens when we sing live.