I'm just about the best singer I know, and it's time for everybody to say that. I have total facility with my voice. And for some weird reason, critics don't talk about it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me to find my own voice seem to have lost theirs.
People see that I have my own voice, my own opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that.
Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.
I don't consider myself much of a singer. I'm a writer first.
I have simply said that there's just a side of me that could not judge anybody singing. It's not who I am. I don't want to be that person.
I'm not the best singer in the world; I'm just good at picking up what I want to sound like.
There's plenty of people who can sing OK that make terrific records, and I love them from afar. But when I make a record, I need great voices. That's always my mandate.
A lot of people don't know that I'm a singer - that's my thing, really.
I don't think I'm a great singer myself. I'm all right. I've worked with different writers, different producers... I've just been blessed with the caliber of people I've been able to work with.