Imo he seems to sing in this way to get a really warm dark timbre. He always seems to "play" his voice rather than "use" his voice.

"Gosh, he's so weird."

Yeah, yeah that's our boy Jacob...

I love this, 15 minutes of confused Sam

"He also might just be really skinny" 6:46

Little does he know that Jacob can crush all styles.

As a short angry wise man once said, he's "built differently."

"the way he hears harmony"
I tried to comprehend it for like .4 seconds and felt my brain start to melt.

You must be a bomb teacher. Identifying the point is impressive enough, but being able to express it thoroughly and clearly while remaining concise isn’t easy but it’s such an amazing and useful skill.

I agree with the human below who says he “plays”his voice rather than “sings”. I feel like his aesthetic is one of every element is an accompaniment to everything else as the piece evolves and just hits record  lol

Only Jacob can make an incredibly experienced vocal technician say “What is the value of vocal technique?” 😂😂 love it

I mean, Collier does jazz, R+B, folk even. He isn’t necessarily a vocalist, he’s a composer/arranger and treats the voice as one melodic/harmonic line within the composition/arrangement. The clarity of the voice itself is probably just not as important as its musical relation to everything else that’s going on. Guy is a harmonic genius though, like a post-jazz Bach.

I really love the way you mix discussion of techniques while really examining personal style, an singer’s instrument and their intent. Thank you for such a great video.

I just love how Sam listens for like 3 seconds and then perfectly mimics the sound 😂😂 pure comedy 😄🙌

I cannot stand Jacob Collier, but if I look to my right I have a little pile of pens and some paperwork and he has a shelf with a row of Grammies on, so I don't suppose he's losing any sleep over what I think.

“What he has... I don’t think that’s teachable” that made me actually laugh out loud. It’s just how much of a non-human Jacob actually is 😂.

I love your honesty.  It's great to participate in your genuine confusion on how to evaluate this unique singer.

I love how everyone here is defending Collier as if not every single thing on the Internet piles nothing but praise for Collier.

Like, literally, go anywhere where someone says something about Jacob Collier and 100% of it is praise.

Sam is clearly analyzing his sound through the lens of vocal coach. Collier clearly has landed on this sound on purpose. But it has some challenges to it, and Sam is just drawing our eyes to it. It’s kinda like Bon Iver. You can be a brilliant person but still have some stylistic choices that have challenges associated with them.

This is what I sound like if I’m singing and yawn in the middle of it, but like, he makes it sound way cooler

I have nothing but respect for Jacob. He is amazing at his craft. Cannot stand the back of the throat singing, it's just a personal preference, nothing to do with his talent.

Love how you respect the artist but give your own expertise that people are able to work with!