Every good gospel singer you can hear is a scat singer; they're just using different syllables. There are a lot of jazz singers out there, and more coming out of the churches.
I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a choir around that.
Jezebel: Well, personally, I never went for church names. [Jacob laughs] Jezebel: What? Jacob Singer: Where do you think Jezebel came from? Jezebel: No one calls me that. Jacob Singer: You're such a heathen, Jezzie. How'd I ever get involved with suc...
I think one thing you could probably say for all my albums is that they're all pretty eclectic pop. There's always a little bit of urban influence, some dance, a little bit of country, singer-songwriter, pop-rock. I like everything! On every album yo...
I feel there are tone singers, and there are more vocal gymnastics singers. And I think that's amazing when people can do that, but I think there's room for the tone singers. And there aren't a lot of them.
I'm not a jazz singer.
The artist who gave me the most inspiration and direction, especially as a singer - and I absolutely consider myself a singer, 100 percent - is Nina Simone. She's my ultimate pianist-singer-type person.
[Alvy is having sex with Annie] Alvy Singer: Hey, is something wrong? Annie Hall: No, why? Alvy Singer: I don't know. It's like you're removed. [a ghost of Annie rises from herself, and sits in a chair to watch] Annie Hall: No, I'm fine. Alvy Singer:...
Sometimes I like to make music together with a singer or with singers.
Obviously, I'm not a singer. I don't consider myself a singer.
I don't think I'm the worst singer, but I don't think I'm the best singer.
I'm not trying to be a pop singer.
Nobody wants a fat lead singer.
Luckily for me, when I was growing up in high school, I had a band, and I was a singer in the band. I'm less of a legit Broadway singer than I am a pop-rock singer.
I don't really think of myself as a folk singer.
I'm a rapper-singer, or singer-rapper - it's not one before the other. I do both.
Theologians, dogs, and singers always disagree.
I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.
Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.
Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.
My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.
