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I do guest vocals all the time.
I treat my vocals as an instrument.
I've always loved the sound of female vocals.
A lot of my vocals were the first time I ever sang the song.
The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.
Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
I feel that in the underground world, there's not enough vocals out there.
But when I record my next studio album, of course I'll do the lead vocals.
For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.
I loved Celine Dion. I loved Whitney Houston and these big powerhouse vocals.
My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway.
I want to make an album with just great beats and big vocals and just amazing lyrics.
I pride myself on having a really authentic music sound: no gimmicks, just my vocals.
Nine Inch Nails' sound is dominated by clanging synths and sardonic, shrieking vocals.
I wanted to be a musician and studied vocals in London for a year and then I gave it up.
Radio or no radio, I just like the way records sound when the drums and vocals are loud.
The neighbors prefer I don't do vocals at night. It gets a little iffy when I'm screaming.
I usually prepare a track and then I work with the artist when it's time to do the vocals.
Enya was a huge deal for me. That kind of woman vocals and how wide those productions were.
The music comes first. Final lyrics are usually written very close to recording the vocals.
On 'Idol,' I understood that everyone wanted to hear my vocals, so I stuck with the ballads.
Recording vocals has the same kind of physical demands as you experience a lot in theater work.
I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.
Yeah, I'm just blessed to have this very strong thing, my vocals. I'm very healthy in that regard.
Maybe I was just born with a little bit of vocals or natural talent, but I feel like I taught myself.
My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all.
A rock band with vocals is what I always wanted to be a part of; in fact, it feels very natural for me.
I fancied being a lead singer. I've always done a lot of vocals, but obviously, Freddie is the lead singer.
Whenever I'm home, I haven't got any makeup on. But even in the studio, before I do vocals, I put makeup on.
If I'm playing with Ozzy it's just a guitar thing. But with the vocals I feel like I'm studying for the SATs.
Bob was chosen by my record company to help with my vocals, and our relationship developed through the music.
The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and vocals.
I'm not a singer. I double-track my vocals. I'm just not secure in my voice. I can't do single-track - I sound weird.
With Rage, we wrote riff rock and had rap vocals, so we didn't really concern ourselves with melody for the most part.
The thing about covers is that the first thing you're going to notice is the vocals, because it's not the same person.
Under-sung vocals can be very sexy because of the intimacy, but they can be just as heartbreaking for the same reason.
It's a particular skill, I think, doing backing vocals. You're blending the vocals between the gaps, between the music.
Technically, a Ghost song could just be piano and vocals, but it could also be full, pounding, heavy-thrashing hard rock.
I do sing a bit, a solo called 'Rubies,' and the female vocals on 'In Paradisum,' 'The Sound of Silence,' and 'Sapphire Clouds'.
I have a routine to work on my vocals. I always get some honey and some extra virgin olive oil to coat my throat, and I go to bed.
It's fun singing with other people who are really good singers. There's something kind of poignant about braiding a couple vocals.
I naturally like that dreamy, shoegazey sound on my vocals. A lot of reverb helps, and so do a lot of delay effects on everything.
I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.
I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it.
I don't try to make one thing. I really try to experiment, even if its just the vocals or the beat. I can't really describe my sound.
When making the first album, I think I wrote a song about every six months. The first album was so much about the vocals carrying it.
With its breezy guitars and sweet backing vocals, 'Norway' blows away any semblance of Beach House's previously bleak approach to pop.
The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals?
My whole goal in this industry nowadays is to keep doing the underground stuff, but to be able to add vocals that are sexy and underground.
I live for playing live. All my records are live, since After the Gold Rush, with the exception of Trans and the vocals on Landing on Water.