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When I hear myself singing, I hear Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix. There's a conversational thing going on. I suppose it depends on which The Pretenders song you're listening to.

— Chrissie Hynde

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

People always want to talk about who I was, but I've always been singing, always been experimenting with pop music.

— Nicki Minaj

When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.

— Cyndi Lauper

There are so many different people that I've emulated vocally. In the rock world - Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil, Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant. They all had amazing vocal talent.

— Fergie

I don't know many singers who actually do like the sound of their own voice.

— Roger Daltrey

When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with whomever is listening.

— Laura Marling

I've done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that - stuff I'm not ashamed of, but that doesn't represent my legacy with the Pretenders.

— Chrissie Hynde

People like Jeff Buckley, the Mars Volta and Bjork made me listen to music differently. You learn the voice is an instrument you can do crazy things with.

— Kimbra

The kind of vocal exaggeration that I developed was based on what key songs were in.

— Robert Plant

✗Opposing Perspectives

I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time.

— Kiri Te Kanawa

I've never really heard anybody imitating anything of mine the way they do with Edward Van Halen's stuff.

— Steve Vai