Why T-Pain Started Using Auto-Tune | Genius Level

Опубликовано 22 марта 2019, 14:00

On March 19, groundbreaking rapper, singer, and producer T-Pain stopped by Genius for the latest installment of Genius Level, our live conversation series with icons of the music business, including influential artists, songwriters, producers, and executives. During the conversation with Genius' Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman, T-Pain participated in a retrospective spanning his over decade-long career.

T-Pain explained that he first started using Auto-Tune to make his vocals unique. “I needed something to set myself apart, while still being able to use my harmony and turn my voice into an instrument. Basically, I saw my songs at the time as instrumentals, even with my vocals on it,” he remembered. “I heard it on a Jennifer Lopez song. It was a Dark Child remix of ‘If You Had My Love.’”

Read more on Genius: genius.com/a/t-pain-reflects-o...

Read all the lyrics to T-Pain's hits on Genius: genius.com/artists/T-pain


Subscribe to Genius: bit.ly/2cNV6nz
Genius on Twitter: twitter.com/Genius
Genius on Instagram: instagram.com/genius
Genius on Facebook: facebook.com/Geniusdotcom
genius.com

#TPain #GeniusLevel