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Singing bel canto is like walking on a tightrope - especially with a larger voice like mine.

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

It's the transformation that drives me. I want to do it all and never want to be boxed into something as a particular type or style. I never want people to think they know me. I hope to build a repertoire that one can look at and say, from to role to role, 'Was that Brian Tee?'

If I could sing like a Chaka Khan, an Aretha, a Kim Burrell, if I could do all these amazing runs and belt it out, I would. I've attempted that, and it's not something anyone would want to hear.

I can't be anybody but myself.

My vocal style is called bel canto, which is an old Italian vocal style going back hundreds of years.

When I sing I don't feel like it's me. I feel I am fabulous, like I'm 10 feet tall. I am the greatest. I am the strongest. I am Samson. I'm whoever I want to be.

When you become such a strong personality in music, it's hard for people to accept you as a different character.

I can't not be who I am.

I can only be me. I have a hard time being a chameleon as a singer.