- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cords Quotes
On voice, life, and the ropes that bind it together
These cords quotes move between the literal - ropes used to haul boats over waterfalls - and the vocal cords that turn even a Banal lyric into something powerful.
- Last Updated on Aug 01, 2026
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have learned how to breathe, to use my cords differently. I had been tilting my head in a way when I talked that wasn't good for my throat. I've been working on all of that, and it seems to be helping.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who share the same language, French or Chinese or whatever, have the same vocal cords and emit sounds which are basically the same, as they come from the same throats and lungs.
- Brilliantly
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- Nov 07, 2020
A banal poem is never more than a banal poem. A banal or trite lyric, however, can be - with the right vocal cords - brilliantly and shatteringly conveyed.
- Electrical
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- Nov 07, 2020
Desktop computers - boxes inside boxes - began appearing in those cubicles in the mid-eighties, electrical cords curling on the floor like so many ropes.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had no idea what those cords were in the bridge of 'Prisoner In Disguise' when I wrote them. I had to go over to Don Gorman, the piano player, and ask what in the world I was playing.
- Hot
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always take a hot shower before I go onstage. It's so refreshing. I let the steam into my throat. That's the way I warm up my vocal cords - in the shower. I start by humming and then finally singing.
- Dub
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be honest, until I started dubbing, I didn't realize the amount of work of a dubbing artiste puts in. Especially the artistes that dub for villains. They really stretch their vocal cords to a different dimension.
- Doctor
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- Nov 07, 2020