The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his trombone. It was my idea to make my voice work in the same way as a trombone or violin-not sounding like them, but "playing" the voice like those instrumentalists.
Interpretation
Frank Sinatra expresses how deeply he was inspired by the musical style of others, particularly how they used their instruments.
In this quote, Frank Sinatra highlights the significant impact that Tommy's trombone playing had on him as an artist. He articulates a desire to mirror the expressiveness and technique of instrumentalists by adapting his vocal style to incorporate similar qualities, suggesting that inspiration can come from observing and learning from others in the creative field. This interplay between voice and instrument emphasizes the interconnectedness of different forms of artistic expression.
In practice
During a workshop on vocal techniques, you could use this quote to illustrate the importance of drawing inspiration from other musicians.
With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing in the last twenty years.
When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out.
There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.
Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps
I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.
I'm a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art.
The arts have a development which comes not only from the individual but also from a whole acquired force, the civilization which precedes us. One cannot do just anything. A talented artist cannot do whatever he pleases. If he only used his gifts, he would not exist. We are not the masters of what we produce. It is imposed on us.
When I provided the disembodied arm as the logo for 'The Man With the Golden Arm,' it was the first time an advertising-publicity campaign was based on a single symbol. Until then film companies used a variety of symbols and photographs to cover all bets. The concept of using one logo was mine and Otto Preminger's.
Let's face it, writing is hell.
When I was writing my first novel, 'Where the Line Bleeds,' which had young black men as its main characters, I was very invested in telling the story and also very worried about the effects the story would have.
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