Alison Moyet says her signature vocals came from having to be “voluminous to be heard”
Alison Moyet has revealed that her signature vocal style came from the singer having to be “voluminous to be heard”.The former Yazoo member said her vocals developed over time as a result of her having to compete to be heard at home.She told Record Collector: “Because there was all this shouting, I had to be voluminous to be heard, and because of my family, I had no inhibition about showing emotion because everyone wore everything on their skin. It was all out on show.”Moyet went on to say that her father’s background in occupied France impacted her own upbringing, where everyone was “screaming and shouting” at home, which gave her a sense of courage.“He was a young lad in occupied France, and he would earn his extra vitamin biscuits by street fighting,” she added.