"I’ve heard a lot of comments about my voice over the years—that it’s sexy, friendly, that it 'could melt steel.' That one makes me laugh. I have a really hard time listening to my own recorded voice. It sounds so different than what I hear in my head. I don’t
really get what people like about it but I’m definitely flattered." —Cheryl Waters, DJ on KEXP and music critic on KUOW Monday and Tuesday nights.
"It’s my regular personality exaggerated and my regular personality is mildly
annoying. So, when I do the character’s voice, it becomes a hyperrealistic annoyance." —Matt Olsen, voice of Bentley the Turtle, in “Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus” and its forthcoming sequel. He was nominated for the Most Annoying Video Game Character in 2003.
"My voice isn’t anything special. It’s my style more than anything. Anyone who wants to get into this [should have your own style]. You better love the game and
show your love for the game. The warts will all come out during the course of the
season. There are no erasers at the end of the microphone; no white out." —Dave Niehaus, voice of the Mariners
"People have said that my voice has a commanding presence.
They’ve also told me that it has a nice set of tits." —Clare O’Connor, former voice of the Seattle Center
"Most people who are not from the Northwest say I have some kind of accent—I think it stems from listening to too much AM radio when I was a kid. Actually my brother Leonard and I have the same voice, which is kind of creepy when you get one of us by accident on the phone. I have the voice of a Northwest native who drinks Jim Beam
and has bad allergies." —Leon Berman, host of “Shake the Shack,” Friday nights on KEXP and KXOT.
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