“From now on, it’s not going to be about how pretty the voice is. It’s going to be about believing that the voice is telling the truth.” - Sam Cooke explaining Bob Dylan’s voice to Bobby Womack, who had confessed he did not understand the style.

“The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.” – Dorothy L. Sayers

Starting with the understanding that not all music is created, performed, or heard for that reason, who are the artists that make you believe they’re telling the truth? Not just that they might have a good voice, but that what they are telling is the truth, that you believe them? (Or, at least, that they themselves believe what they are telling). (more…)

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