Cher in Los Angeles in September 2021.Photo: Amy Sussman/GettyIf you ever hang out withCher, maybe don’t put her music on the playlist.In anew cover story interview withPAPER, the Goddess of Pop revealed she’s not a fan of her own music and doesn’t like her own voice.The topic arose when the 77-year-old “Believe” singer was speaking about her new albumChristmas, her first festive body of work. While she’s released dozens of projects before, she admitted she hasn’t been fond of all of them.Cher in Paris in September 2023.Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty"I’ve made so many albums, and some of the ones I thought were as good as I could like an album of mine weren’t hits. And then other ones that I was not that excited about [were]," said Cher, noting that her career has been a series of ups and downs in regards to success.“So I like this album. I’m not a Cher fan, but I like doing it,” she admitted. “When I listen to [Christmas], I think this worked out.“Cher then elaborated on what she doesn’t like about her own catalog. “I just never liked my voice that much,” she toldPAPER. “If I had my choice, I probably would have another one, but I didn’t get my choice. I got my mother’s voice.“Cher in Los Angeles in April 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicShe explained that she finds her way of singing “weird” and doesn’t enjoy some of its quirks.“It doesn’t sound like a man, it doesn’t sound like a woman. I’m somewhere more in-between. I have this strange style,” said Cher. “I do what you do when you can’t hold a note: I don’t pronounce my Rs. I guess some consonants are hard to sing, so I just gotta leave them open.“Cher in Santa Monica on Oct. 24, 2023.Frazer Harrison/GettyOf course, many of Cher’s fans would beg to differ. Throughout her career, she’s achieved 33 hits on theBillboardHot 100 — proving that her voice has many fans, despite how she feels about it.Even decades of success, however, haven’t changed her mind. “I never liked it very much. I mean, people seem to like it, and I’m happy as a clam, but I wouldn’t have picked it,” said Cher. “I liked it on my mother and it’s definitely my mom’s voice. My mom’s is softer, mine is edgier — different, but the same, but I don’t think I would have picked it.”
Cher in Los Angeles in September 2021.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty
If you ever hang out withCher, maybe don’t put her music on the playlist.In anew cover story interview withPAPER, the Goddess of Pop revealed she’s not a fan of her own music and doesn’t like her own voice.The topic arose when the 77-year-old “Believe” singer was speaking about her new albumChristmas, her first festive body of work. While she’s released dozens of projects before, she admitted she hasn’t been fond of all of them.Cher in Paris in September 2023.Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty"I’ve made so many albums, and some of the ones I thought were as good as I could like an album of mine weren’t hits. And then other ones that I was not that excited about [were],” said Cher, noting that her career has been a series of ups and downs in regards to success.“So I like this album. I’m not a Cher fan, but I like doing it,” she admitted. “When I listen to [Christmas], I think this worked out.“Cher then elaborated on what she doesn’t like about her own catalog. “I just never liked my voice that much,” she toldPAPER. “If I had my choice, I probably would have another one, but I didn’t get my choice. I got my mother’s voice.“Cher in Los Angeles in April 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicShe explained that she finds her way of singing “weird” and doesn’t enjoy some of its quirks.“It doesn’t sound like a man, it doesn’t sound like a woman. I’m somewhere more in-between. I have this strange style,” said Cher. “I do what you do when you can’t hold a note: I don’t pronounce my Rs. I guess some consonants are hard to sing, so I just gotta leave them open.“Cher in Santa Monica on Oct. 24, 2023.Frazer Harrison/GettyOf course, many of Cher’s fans would beg to differ. Throughout her career, she’s achieved 33 hits on theBillboardHot 100 — proving that her voice has many fans, despite how she feels about it.Even decades of success, however, haven’t changed her mind. “I never liked it very much. I mean, people seem to like it, and I’m happy as a clam, but I wouldn’t have picked it,” said Cher. “I liked it on my mother and it’s definitely my mom’s voice. My mom’s is softer, mine is edgier — different, but the same, but I don’t think I would have picked it.”
If you ever hang out withCher, maybe don’t put her music on the playlist.
In anew cover story interview withPAPER, the Goddess of Pop revealed she’s not a fan of her own music and doesn’t like her own voice.
The topic arose when the 77-year-old “Believe” singer was speaking about her new albumChristmas, her first festive body of work. While she’s released dozens of projects before, she admitted she hasn’t been fond of all of them.
Cher in Paris in September 2023.Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty
Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty
“I’ve made so many albums, and some of the ones I thought were as good as I could like an album of mine weren’t hits. And then other ones that I was not that excited about [were],” said Cher, noting that her career has been a series of ups and downs in regards to success.
“So I like this album. I’m not a Cher fan, but I like doing it,” she admitted. “When I listen to [Christmas], I think this worked out.”
Cher then elaborated on what she doesn’t like about her own catalog. “I just never liked my voice that much,” she toldPAPER. “If I had my choice, I probably would have another one, but I didn’t get my choice. I got my mother’s voice.”
Cher in Los Angeles in April 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
She explained that she finds her way of singing “weird” and doesn’t enjoy some of its quirks.
“It doesn’t sound like a man, it doesn’t sound like a woman. I’m somewhere more in-between. I have this strange style,” said Cher. “I do what you do when you can’t hold a note: I don’t pronounce my Rs. I guess some consonants are hard to sing, so I just gotta leave them open.”
Cher in Santa Monica on Oct. 24, 2023.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty
Of course, many of Cher’s fans would beg to differ. Throughout her career, she’s achieved 33 hits on theBillboardHot 100 — proving that her voice has many fans, despite how she feels about it.
Even decades of success, however, haven’t changed her mind. “I never liked it very much. I mean, people seem to like it, and I’m happy as a clam, but I wouldn’t have picked it,” said Cher. “I liked it on my mother and it’s definitely my mom’s voice. My mom’s is softer, mine is edgier — different, but the same, but I don’t think I would have picked it.”
source: people.com
