Gretchen Parlato Quotes

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.

The greatest musical instrument given to a human being is the voice.

I think it's a given that people know what I can do vocally.

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.

I'm not the best singer - like, I know I'm not Celine Dion.

The best vocalists I can think of are female.

I am not a natural singer, but I can sing, and probably the way I sing is more imitative than from myself, which is why I am never going to be an amazing recording artist.

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

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

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing.

I can sing, but I never considered myself a powerhouse vocalist but more of a rock-pop singer.

I truly wish I could sing.

I thought everybody had falsetto. And since I wasn't a schooled singer who studied with anybody, I just thought anybody who had a voice could do anything they wanted with their voice.

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.

Anything that I can do with my voice that's good, I'll try to do.

Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson.

I have a very nice voice.

I felt I had a good ear, and I had the ability to sing like my influences.

As a vocalist, I can scream, and I've got a really good singing voice, but I can't do the really heavy vocals.

I love singing with my mouth open. And I'm actually able to sing even better that way.

The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it's there to have the colors to paint those pictures with the lyrics as well as the sound.

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

I was blown away by Steve Perry's voice - you know, his amazing ability to change from a lambing voice to rock.

For me, learning how to sing was just like learning how to speak.