Zitat des Tages über Menschliche Stimme / Human Voice:
How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing.
The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal. For me, the human voice is the vessel on which all emotions travel - except perhaps jealousy. And the breath, the breath is the captain of that vessel.
The human voice is the organ of the soul.
If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.
The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.
The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures-in this century as in others our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.
My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
The human voice sounds thicker with a chorus and reverb than a dry signal.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.
It is the closest instrument to the human voice, and the things you can do on the cello... there are endless possibilities.
The cello is such a versatile instrument. It can rock like the hardest rock guitar, and it can sing like the human voice. We couldn't do what we do without the classical training. It's a hard instrument to play. There are no frets, and it takes finesse and technique to play.
The human voice deployed to recite the Vedas and later aid the temple dancers was paramount before any instruments emerged.
But that guitar is the perfect companion to the human voice. You rest it against your gut, against your heart, and when you strum it the vibrations go outwards for all to hear, but the vibration also hits you on your body.
The human voice is the first and most natural musical instrument, also the most emotional.