Singers Quotes · Page 28

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down happy.

— John Lennon

I don't think of myself as a dancer. I think of myself as a singer-actress who moves really well.

— Sutton Foster

I really, really love being a mum and I absolutely love being a singer so I couldn't be happier.

— Jamelia

My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something.

— Andrea Bocelli

RIP George Michael. I can't believe it. Such an incredible singer and a lovely human being, far too young to leave us.

— Madonna Ciccone

It was harder to break into comics than it was to become a singer in a rock band.

— Gerard Way

I am one of the few singers who has reinvented oneself with every song.

— Neha Bhasin

I'm definitely a guitar player, but it's the last thing I listen to in a song, after the singer and the drums.

— Dan Auerbach

I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love…

— Frank Sinatra

I was always mimicking high-register singers as a kid but I also studied operating as a baritone because I'm a natural baritone.

— Philip Bailey

The ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. The most obvious example, perhaps,…

— Sam Vaknin

Yes, because as composers we are looking for textured voices, and often the singers we find are not trained to perform in…

— Amit Trivedi

Those who are not trained singers will find that their voice quavers. That should not happen. The quaver should be used only…

— Asha Bhosle

Jennifer Lopez has been very much in the news because of her divorce from Marc Anthony, also a top singer, a top…

— Jennifer Lopez

When I go on the road now, which is less than before, but still more than I'd like to, I think of…

— Don McLean

Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time. He is Bob Dylan's favorite singer/songwriter -…

— Kris Kristofferson

Americans would have a right to go to war with the Iraqis if we could name one author from Iraq. It disturbs…

— Jimmy Santiago Baca

I never solicited myself as a singer until I realized I could use that to a musical standpoint. I loved musicals growing…

— Dianna Agron

I had to put me foot down with the first record company. It was about 1975, when singers were being given names…

— Chris Rea

Like I say, I'm always writing and if something sticks, it sticks. I get to write with great songwriters in town. Lori…

— Tim McGraw

My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want…

— Smokey Robinson

I'm not singer; every time I have the urge to sing something, I don't want to do it in front of certain…

— Le1f

Some have called we rock and roll performers who never retire 'troubadours.' I enjoy this misnomer immensely. While there are many differences…

— Frank Black

My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do,…

— Chris Brown

My dad used to play drums in a country band, and my mom is an incredible singer.

— Jonny Lang

I don't think I get the respect as a singer. With this record, I wanted to bring respect to my band.

— Darius Rucker

We always felt it helped during live shows to have multiple lead singers to give our voices a break.

— Steve Lukather

Denice Franke is a sensitive and compelling singer and songwriter.

— Lyle Lovett

I'm a closet singer-songwriter. That keeps my creative juices flowing.

— Zoe McLellan

We are a very typical Spanish family - a bullfighter, an actress, a flamenco dancer and singer!

— Paz Vega

You're one of the most natural, great singers I've heard in a long time.

— Randy Jackson

Singers like her, Patti, Tina Turner, I revere them when I'm in their presence.

— Deborah Cox

I feel very good when songs are recreated or different singers sing the same song.

— Jubin Nautiyal

Pieta Brown is a great singer/songwriter who possesses major star power magnetism.

— Don Was

I traveled the world as a DJ, as a singer, as a songwriter, as a producer.

— Al Walser

There were a few singers at home, one or two aunties. We did have a piano but I think that got put…

— Elizabeth Fraser

All singers must be crazy. But we're a nice family of crazy people

— Joan Sutherland

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

— Beverly Sills

I was brought up on listening to 78 rpm records from crooners to opera singers to solo piano players.

— Denny Laine

I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.

— B. B. King