You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
There are a lot of people who look great but can't sing.
We are rich in the quantity of songs rather than in the quality. The singer has to go through hundreds of compositions before he finds one that really says something.
Some people can't sing - like honestly - but they're famous anyway, and they might be famous for being an artist, which is completely different from being a singer.
Often you get wonderful singers who maybe aren't as strong as actors, or you get wonderful actors who can't sing very well.
It's a rare combination to have someone who can write songs and sing well.
For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.
When I joined the music scene, a lot of big-ticket singers were not getting good work... It was a lean phase.
Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.
I feel there must be an enormous amount of really talented songwriters out there who can't sing.