Poo Bear Quotes

Freddie had this unbelievable power and stamina. He had range both in his voice and in style. It's hard to find someone that can do everything he could do.

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

In a lot of groups, you can change a musician, and it doesn't mean anything.

I will sing whatever I'm given to sing. Growing up, I would sing anything that I was given. If the choir needed a first tenor, I would sing first tenor. If they needed a bass, I would sing bass. Throughout my life, I just figured out ways to hit notes I needed to hit.

I've been very lucky to have been able to act, write and direct and not have to choose just the one thing.

I'm lucky that I can play all kinds of music, that it appeals to all of the generations.

As I grew older, I realised that I could be versatile. I decided to try out a variety of singing styles by becoming a playback singer.

I want to show everybody the diverse me and show people that I can do a tune on an R&B song, I can do a tune on a house song, I can do something on an Afrobeat. I really want to show that.

I always play so many different styles that I don't think anything I do surprises anyone.

I don't just sing R&B: I'm able to sing pop and play with other sounds, but it's all real soulful.

I know that composers know my voice type and what songs will suit me. I have been able to mould my voice according to the nature of the song given to me, be it rock, pop or jazz.

I can rap, I can sing, I can do whatever, you know what I'm saying? I can do rock.

There's been a time where I was like, I wanna be a folk singer; no, I wanna sing soul. I want to sing classical music. I want to sing R&B. I want to be on Broadway. I just wanna sing. Whatever comes out of my mouth, that's what I want to do.

Andy Chase and I were keyboard players originally, and we became guitarists later. But it's fun for us to focus more on the keyboard stuff sometimes.

You know, I am very versatile in music.

I only know acting. But had I learnt singing earlier, I would have become a singer.

Some people are really surprised that I can sing different ways.

I'm not just a country artist. I've got so any sides to me and the music I write.

I've been lucky enough to sort of go over different mediums, different vibes and genres.

I'm going to be testing waters in all genres.

I don't focus on one thing. I play guitar and bass and keyboards and drums, but I never stay on anything long enough to become a specialist at it.

I don't think I was ever meant to be tied down to one band for the rest of my life, playing one style of music.

I'm not a jazz singer, blues singer or country singer. I'm a singer that can sing rhythm & blues, that can sing jazz, that can sing country. There's a big difference. In other words, I'm not a specialist.

I'm a singer, not a vocal stylist. My breathing is correct; my enunciation is precise. Because of that, I can sing anybody's music. Yet there are stylists whose technical skills are so underdeveloped they can sing only their own songs their own way. They might be remembered for their hits longer than I am. I'll probably be working longer than they are. I can sing whatever the times and the trends demand.

That's the beauty of Black Eyed Peas, we don't pigeonhole ourselves into just one category. We're the chameleons of hip-hop.