Britt Daniel Quotes

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

The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer.

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

In some ways, I've always approached singing as acting, and the voice is just like a way of carrying the song.

I knew I always wanted to sing.

The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.

I didn't think of myself as a singer. I'm an actor who recites words, and sometimes that happens to be on musical notes.

Since I'm not good at anything else, I hope I can keep singing for a long time.

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.

I think the voice is an underrated instrument these days and it's easy to make up for lack of ability with effects. I think sometimes people are more wowed with effects than core craftsmanship. Strong voices are not as common as they used to be.

I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But my intent is to become my own voice, to be able to interpret these songs in my own way.

We singers have a different level of responsibility from other musicians. We have words that we must convey; we have meanings that we must convey through these lyrics.

I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.

I am very much into voices. I would say I'm a fan of voices, not of sound. I'm a fan of singers, not of bands.

I have a talent, I can sing.

When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.

But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows.

I love to sing with great singers.

When I started to record, I could sing in pitch, but that was maybe about it.

I've always felt myself as being a serious singer.

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.

I want to be able to sing like Whitney Houston did.

When I was 6, I opened my mouth and didn't stop singing. I had a voice and wanted to use it.

To be honest, I think I have a nice voice. A good voice... and I loved recording.

I'm not a pop singer; I'm not a jazz singer. And I know I sing like not a whole lot of people do; I also know that a lot of other people act like I do. And better than I do. But what informs the singing is the acting. They're not separate from each other.