Ian Gillan Quotes

I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it's part of your body.

I don't believe in singing lessons. You can sing or you can't.

I do know a good singer when I hear one.

I just wanted to show people - maybe I'm wrong - that I can still really sing. I can sing better than I ever have before. My intonation is way better, my timing, my phrasing - there's a lot more expression; I feel it's a more lived-in, soulful voice.

I have a very clear understanding of what my voice is. It's like a B voice. It hovers around B-minus, B-plus. I have great friends who are wonderful singers, and I know I'll never be able to do that. But singing through a character is something I can do.

I'm never the best singer in the world.

I really studied her singing, trying to see what it was about her that made her such a natural, incredible singer. Because sometimes as a singer, you really have to work to reach a certain note. And for Donna Summer, it seemed effortless.

Watching somebody sing reveals a lot about character.

I'm under no illusion. There are lots of male singers out there with raspy voices.

I'm an OK singer.

My advice to singers is always the same: 'Don't sing the song, sing the lyric.'

I think I'm a soulful singer.

With Whitney she has such a unique sound and powerful instrument that she made those songs her own. She might as well have written them because she brought such a power and passion to them that were very unique. She has a great gift.

I think my style as far as vocal delivery and even down to the pronunciation of certain words is so deliberate.

For me, singing is the most natural thing in the world. I've grown up with it and I know I've got that gift.

Growing up, I can remember singing along with my ma all of the time. I wouldn't say she necessarily 'taught' me how to sing, but she was definitely the first person to inspire me to sing and the first to intrigue me vocally. I've always had a natural ear for music, though.

I love singing and I think I have a really nice voice, but I don't think I have an unbelievable singing voice. I think I have a great character voice.

I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.

I focus a lot on my voice because I want it to be an instrument as well. I want my voice to add color.

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

If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.

Nobody's ever gonna accuse me of being a singer, but I can sing.

I always surprise myself with my voice. A lot of people don't get it, and they're like, 'You can't sing. Stop. What are you doing?' And it's funny to hear a lot people say I sing in falsetto because it's not falsetto - that's my voice.

I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?

I don't sing operatically, and I sing very intimately, but I still do the scales, and I think in terms of intonation and making sure that I'm hitting the notes right on the head... and having it appear quite effortless.