Quotes About Talent

God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?

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

I think 42 Dugg is a superstar - he's got the voice, the music, the look and the hustle.

And I had not much of a voice. I didn't play that great guitar either.

Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right.

I'm not saying I'm even half as talented or a quarter as talented as any of the people I'm inspired by, but if I hear a beat Busta Rhymes would absolutely kill, I'll use my voice to do a flow similar to his.

Who's to say what's a good voice and not a good voice?

I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?

I loved singing. But can you imagine my voice in an opera house?

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.

To become a superstar, it's not only the voice. You have to have all these things: talent, determination, be ready to work, ready to understand.

I have a pretty lousy voice.

Music and football are two industries where black people excel, because talent is undeniable. You can't deny an amazing voice. You can't deny amazing athletic prowess. Physically, it's evident. But in other industries, circumstance is more of a thing.

Ever since I was 16, I've had this lower register, what I thought was a very manly voice, and I was insecure about that. But once I started acting more, I realized it was an asset, and I didn't want to force myself to aim for the highest note possible.

I really liked Kishore Kumar. He had a virile man's voice, and he was truly versatile.

The greatest gift a man can have is to have an operatic voice.

I had always sung, as far back as I can remember, for the pure love of it. My voice was contralto, and I sang in a church in Naples from fourteen till I was eighteen.

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

My father had the most amazing operatic voice, so I have a soft spot for that.

Unfortunately, 'How You Remind Me' is the song most perfectly suited to my voice.

You can't be a sexy person unless you have something sexy to offer. With me, it's my voice: the way that I sing, the way I express myself when I sing.

Grandma Holly told me at three years old that I had a voice of an angel, and I just never stopped singing.

To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion.

I always say the person who taught me how to sing indirectly because I listened to her all the time was Brandy. I fell in love with her voice when I was six years old. I always loved Brandy.