--- title: "12 Knew Sing Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Knew Sing quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Knew Sing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/anne-murray-4995_choice_when-i-was-growing-up-everybody-i-knew-c_1961051.jpg" --- > [When I was growing up everybody I knew could sing. I had no choice. I had to sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-murray/when-i-was-growing-up-everybody-i-knew-could-sing-i-had-no-choice-i/) [Anne Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/anne-murray-4995_choice_when-i-was-growing-up-everybody-i-knew-c_1961051.jpg) > [I started taking singing classes just two years ago. It was great. I never knew I could sing but I kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-duff/i-started-taking-singing-classes-just-two-years-ago-it-was-great-i/) [Hilary Duff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-duff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/hilary-duff-2018_found_i-started-taking-singing-classes-just-tw_631135.jpg) > [One day, when I was about eight years old, some kids pushed me on stage at school during a talent show because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/one-day-when-i-was-about-eight-years-old-some-kids-pushed-me-on-stage/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/mavis-staples-15566_eight_one-day-when-i-was-about-eight-years-old_45642.png) > [I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-ocean/i-feel-like-i-was-writing-as-i-was-learning-to-talk-writing-was/) [Frank Ocean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-ocean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/frank-ocean-2105_always_i-feel-like-i-was-writing-as-i-was-learn_101367.jpg) > [And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernice-johnson-reagon/and-i-used-to-think-that-proof-that-i-had-religion-was-whether-i-knew/) [Bernice Johnson Reagon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernice-johnson-reagon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/bernice-johnson-reagon-17438_proof_and-i-used-to-think-that-proof-that-i-ha_1195096.png) > [Paul knew I could sing, write and play, and so he rang me. It knocked me sideways a little because I wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/paul-knew-i-could-sing-write-and-play-and-so-he-rang-me-it-knocked-me/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/denny-laine-10969_band_paul-knew-i-could-sing-write-and-play-an_716470.jpg) > [I knew how to sing in choirs and sing in church, but I didn't know how to sing in a studio. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-knew-how-to-sing-in-choirs-and-sing-in-church-but-i-didn-t-know-how/) [Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/merry-clayton-27309_blossoms_i-knew-how-to-sing-in-choirs-and-sing-in_3211957.jpg) > [I knew I could sing. That one thing I did believe in was that I could sing, but then constantly getting rejected,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-ferguson/i-knew-i-could-sing-that-one-thing-i-did-believe-in-was-that-i-could/) [Rebecca Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/rebecca-ferguson-18075_always_i-knew-i-could-sing-that-one-thing-i-did_838061.jpg) > [We thought being in a boy band was like the coolest thing ever. And this is before I even knew I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benson-boone/we-thought-being-in-a-boy-band-was-like-the-coolest-thing-ever-and/) [Benson Boone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benson-boone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/benson-boone-6925_again_we-thought-being-in-a-boy-band-was-like_1779657.jpg) > [When I was on the X-Factor, I found that I grew a lot as a performer. I knew I could sing but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-ferguson/when-i-was-on-the-x-factor-i-found-that-i-grew-a-lot-as-a-performer-i/) [Rebecca Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/rebecca-ferguson-18075_believe_when-i-was-on-the-x-factor-i-found-that_1319978.jpg) > [I always knew I would sing. I just didn't know if I would be successful or not. But I sang at school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-bocelli/i-always-knew-i-would-sing-i-just-didn-t-know-if-i-would-be/) [Andrea Bocelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-bocelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/andrea-bocelli-2859_ask-me_i-always-knew-i-would-sing-i-just-didn-t_1530922.jpg) > [I started playing around with local rock band swith the alto. And then, in a nutshell, somebody fell ill one night, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-started-playing-around-with-local-rock-band-swith-the-alto-and-then/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/david-bowie-508_band_i-started-playing-around-with-local-rock_993661.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knew-sing/#itemlist", "name": "Knew Sing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was growing up everybody I knew could sing. I had no choice. 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