I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I thought I could do an American accent until I tried it in front of an American - the expression of horror is still burnt onto my retinas.
My father was the artistic one. At a very young age, my father realised I had a strong voice and made me learn Hindustani vocal. I was five. I have Dad to thank for introducing me to the finer things in life.
In earlier years, I was more of a clown with a big bag of tricks. I'd show up in the studio and kind of go, 'Well, what do you want? Do you want the screaming banshee or the howling owl?'
Song-writing in general, and vocally I've learnt a lot about myself. I want to get better and keep learning.
If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared.
I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any S.O.B. in the house.
Singing is also like acting, since I memorize my lines, and I sing with emotions, too.
The word 'no' is a very good word in a singer's repertoire.
I've developed a karaoke habit. I've become a crooner.
To be honest, I'm not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice.
When I was growing up... I'm not going to say I listened to everything, but when it comes to vocals, I was really adamant about imitating all kinds of voices.
I don't think Bruce Willis can compete with me. I have a much better voice.
Mostly, I'm much more of a guitar player than I am a singer.
The only way a ventriloquist speaks differently is that he forgoes using his or her lips, and learns to reproduce sounds using the tongue, upper palate, and teeth only. Those 'difficult' letters are B, F, M, P, V, W, and Y.
I like talking. I like acting.
I think I've learned a lot on the vocal side of things.
I am not a trained singer, but I used to sing for my father's theatre troupe and that's where I learnt the ropes of pitch and rhythm.
I'm never the best singer in the world.
I love doing impressions and I love doing accents.
I didn't play a lot of bass as a kid, but I sang it.
I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different characters, or sort of more caricatures.
I can't really sing and play live, because I can't play bass efficiently and sing at the same time. If I concentrated on the vocals, I'd mess up the bass, and if I concentrated on the bass, I'd forget the lines.
I can read music, but I have no technique, and singing was never an option even though I sang a lot growing up.
I never want to pick an easy song. I want to continue to challenge myself vocally.
I have never been able to sing in the shower, much less in front of anybody.
