I think I'm a vocal genius, not a musical genius. I like background vocals. I consider myself a voice, not a singer. A voice is a sound, and singing is what you do with that sound.
Interpretation
Brian Wilson distinguishes between being a 'voice,' which conveys sound, and being a 'singer,' which involves the technique of singing.
In this quote, Brian Wilson expresses his unique perspective on his artistry, emphasizing that his strength lies in his vocal abilities rather than traditional singing skills. He identifies himself more with the concept of 'voice' as a medium of expression rather than adhering to the expectations of being a conventional singer, highlighting the difference between producing sound and the art of singing itself.
In practice
A music workshop focused on vocal exploration could use this quote to inspire participants.
You write differently in each book. It may appear to be similar to readers, but you're a different writer in each book because you haven't approached that subject before. And every subject brings out a different prose strain in you. Fundamentally, yes, you're contained as one writer. But you have various voices. Like a good actor.
I am never going to stop playing the villain. I would be foolish to do so because the audiences apparently enjoy watching me, and who am I to say no?
Deep Listening is listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear no matter what you are doing. Such intense listening includes the sounds of daily life, of nature, or one's own thoughts as well as musical sounds. Deep Listening represents a heightened state of awareness and connects to all that there is. As a composer I make my music through Deep Listening
Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it - my music, I know I will live forever.
Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for.
You could say that it's in talking movies that inner life begins to appear. You can see things happen to the faces of people that were neither planned nor rehearsed.
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