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I promise you, if you look at YouTube and see some of my first covers, you will hear that I don't sound good. But I was so obsessed with it and wanted so much to be good at it that I forced myself to figure out what sounds right and what sounds wrong.

— Shawn Mendes

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'm not the best singer in the world; I'm just good at picking up what I want to sound like.

— Shawn Mendes

I don't ever want to come out with something safe and get away with, 'It sounds good!' It's got to be more than sounding good. The music I like are events.

— Bruno Mars

I'm so hard on myself. I play these sketches in my computer for friends and they say 'Gee whiz, the vocal's beautiful.' I hear, 'It needs to be better.'

— Steve Perry

Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else. It is hard in this day and age.

— Flume

Sometimes videos make a bad song very tight.

— Earl Sweatshirt

Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it.

— Brian Setzer

Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect!

— Jonathan Richman

I think all the covers I do have nice sentiments, particularly 'Your Song.' People write me very sweet messages about that song, though I'm sure there are people out there saying that I've ruined it too!

— Ellie Goulding

You have got to make new music, that is the way that I look at it anyway.

— Sebastian Bach

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I get into the studio, it's not about trying to get a good song, it's about whatever comes naturally.

— Jessica Mauboy