Quotes About Talent

I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character, while still going along with the tune in question.

I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.

All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal set, then go to the piano and pick out the tune that I just heard.

Everybody I've ever seen live sings out of tune, even the greatest singers in the world. And of course if you make a single nowadays, they'll autotune it anyway.

I can carry a tune with a three-note range. Once I'm out of that range, I'm in trouble.

I don't have a terrible singing voice, but I also wouldn't call it 'good.' I can carry a tune.

I can sing; I can hold a tune.

I did a lot of musicals when I first started my career, so I can carry a tune well.

I don't profess to be Luciano Pavarotti, but I can hold a tune.

Mozart had a tremendously fertile and creative ear for a catchy tune.

I'm slowly working up the courage to sing in front of other people, but I can carry a tune. I do some mean karaoke.

I want to show everybody the diverse me and show people that I can do a tune on an R&B song, I can do a tune on a house song, I can do something on an Afrobeat. I really want to show that.

When I was about forty-three years of age, I had a private secretary with a beautiful baritone voice. I told him I would give anything in the world if I could only carry a tune. He laughed and said, 'Anybody who has a voice and perseverance can sing.'

I can't hold a tune at all.

I'm quite good on the harmonica and can get a tune out of most musical instruments, so long as the tune is 'Oh Susannah.'

You can tune your guitar funky, and something's gonna come out. There's no secret to it - either you got it, or you don't.

The billions watching and following the Premier League don't tune in to see you in training. They want to know what you can do in a match.

I began making music at the age of four. According to my mother, once I just sat down at the piano and played back a tune by ear. My parents were watching and said to each other, 'Maybe we should give him music lessons.'

I play in tune like a cello player and use legitimate vibrato. There are no tricks; it's just all in the hands!

I've always been aware of what I've been able to do and my ability to bring interest to a match and make people want to tune in and see.

I can hold a tune but it's a bit ropey.

Babyshambles were offered some money to have a comeback. Good band, they were - amazing tunes.

Right now, I'm thinking in terms of just having a good band, man. Having a good act for the stage. Being a good performer, you know? Connected to that is future recordings, and future tunes, that kind of stuff.

I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things.