Xavier Dolan Quotes

Karen Carpenter was just a singularly amazing singer. There was just not anybody like her.

I'm a huge fan of R. Kelly's. He's a musical genius and probably the most prolific artist of the generation before mine.

When you listen to Ray Charles, there's never any doubt whose voice that is.

I know I'm no Whitney Houston.

Well, I don't like the word 'rock star,' the two words, 'rock star.' Not even 'soft rock star. Not even limestone star. I don't like those words.

Every musician liked Peggy Lee, but not the general public.

To this day, there's nobody, nobody that sounds like Janice Joplin.

Babyface is definitely a big inspiration.

At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the world.

I wouldn't mind being the male Adele. She came along, and people were like, 'Damn, we haven't heard anyone this real for years.'

I'm a fan boy when it comes to Michael Buble. He's just so good at 'it'. He's got a voice of this generation, but he's like a time capsule; he's got a voice that could have fit in anywhere over the last hundred years. It's stellar.

I just loved Amy Winehouse. I would rather have managed her than anybody in the world. To me, it was like the first time I saw Janis Joplin.

I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.

Al Green is something else.

Amy Winehouse is one of my biggest inspirations.

I'm a huge closet Mariah Carey fan - she's got one of the best voices probably ever.

Natalie Maines has a voice for the centuries.

No-one has ever sung quite so beautifully as Karen Carpenter.

If you're talking triple threat of a writer, singer and actress, that would probably be Beyoncé. If Aaliyah were still here, she and Beyoncé would be neck and neck.

It would be a dream come true if I could sing for A.R. Rahman. He is very unconventional.

I've had a nice career. I'm no David Bowie or Bruce Springsteen out there. I'm not an icon. I'm just a working artist.

As a kid, I watched every Madonna documentary and tour. I was obsessed with her - and with any pop star of the '80s.

I would love to do something with Bill Withers just because I think he's next-level, just so, so class!

Mickey' is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a one-hit wonder.

I like Brandy a lot. She's a vocal prodigy.