Gina Schock Quotes

My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature of the lyrics didn't come across - the music was pretty.

I'm not a folk or jazz singer, more a hard-edged pop singer - with some rock, and song hooks.

I try to make music, all kinds of music, whether it be singing or rapping.

I am a pop and R&B singer. I'm not necessarily an Indian singer or musician. I sing in English, and the music I do blends hip hop, pop, R&B, and soul.

We are just a rock and pop band, that's what we are. And I believe we recorded the records to feature the songs rather than it being a giant production.

We're doing unusual records that sound big, have a pop feel, and we're getting better at it.

When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be.

But when I record my next studio album, of course I'll do the lead vocals.

I started playing guitar at, like, 12 or 13 and just rock bands mostly. I had a punk rock band and hard core bands and all that.

I don't think I really make singer-songwritery-type music - it's not my strong point.

Aretha Franklin's 'Let Me in Your Life' is one of the few recent R&B albums that places the emphasis entirely and deservedly on a voice. Many R&B producers have been making records on which the singer is outshined by the song, the arrangement and the sound.

I was about 11 when my mother brought me this karaoke machine and I was really into it back then, but about 4 or 5 years ago is when I started printing up my own music, going to the studio and doing my own thing.

While the Beatles always had George Martin around to clean up their act, the Rolling Stones had Andrew Loog Oldham to coarsen theirs.

I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson.

I'm a rapper-singer, or singer-rapper - it's not one before the other. I do both.

I write contemporary rock with Jane's. And I also write house music with people like Kascade.

It's time to start really writing some stuff, and I really wanted to write some stuff in the vein of the original Misfits, and this was really the first step in that direction.

I was just a punk-rock kid who never played acoustic guitar.

I really believe that we're a studio-based band, and I have always thought that.

Being a pop artist or making music like a jingle or something - I don't do that.

I love female singer-songwriters!

I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.

My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway.

I love pop music. I listen to it; I think you can hear it in my songwriting and my album. I'd definitely say it's country-pop music, but it's country first.

I definitely want to put out and album, kind of like a Kelly Clarkson vibe: a soulful voice with a pop rock background. I think it's something that I've always loved and always loved to perform. So that's the kind of album that I'd like to put out.