Take emceeing, one of the foundations of hip-hop culture. A guy grabs a mic, steps up on stage and becomes a spokesman;… — Ali Shaheed Muhammad Copy Share Image
Lots will get on the mic and tell huge audiences to pray for world peace. And there's a scientific study that shows… — DJ QBert Copy Share Image
He hated crowds, never liked punk. He couldn't handle the nakedness of the rage -his own so sophisticated and finely tuned. He… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
Music will always be apart of my life, I have been given a gift of song and voice and I have to… — Mandisa Copy Share Image
One time I was singing along with a boy that looked like me in the crowd and he pushed away the mic… — Davey Havok Copy Share Image
I can totally identify with the younger kids. I'll never do what Jon Spencer did to me when I was 16, though.… — Patrick Carney Copy Share Image
I don't like karaoke because the mics are always so worn out. The quality of the mics is such that you're always… — Rebel Wilson Copy Share Image
I auditioned for Robert Redford once and I was so starstruck I couldn't even speak. I had a mic wire at a… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
My first tape piece was made with that Sears Roebuck recorder. I modified sound using cardboard tubes with a microphone in the… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
My job to make sure that thing is kick-ass - takes the mold, jumps on it, throws glitter all over it, smashes… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
I know for an actual fact that the things I say or that my brothers say on the mic are valid for… — RZA Copy Share Image
I think the fear of humiliating yourself on stage always motivates me to give at least 90 percent. I've definitely been guilty… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z, Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty,… — Ab-Soul Copy Share Image
I'd like to say I'm R&B's savior. Whether that's the truth or not, I'm definitely going out there with my mic and… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
My mic is a Magnum. See me and this chick, we go back like Cro-Magnon. Man...we did it in the back of… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, Id be on the mic trying to hype up the… — Flavor Flav Copy Share Image
My first open mic was fantastic. I crushed. And my second mic was as bad as my first one was good. — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
My dad played in different clubs and open mic nights. But he mostly walked dogs. A lot of dogs. — Rachel Trachtenburg Copy Share Image
I ain't no joke, I used to let the mic smoke, Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I went to a performance-art high school, and a teacher there was signing me up for open-mic nights at the comedy club.… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
But here I am today recording this and I'm in the studio with all the others on a clean mic. It's extraordinary,… — John Leeson Copy Share Image
Are you tired of lyrical liars, passing fliers, Wannabe MC's, but really good triers, Tripping over mic cords, getting you bored, A… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Every night there's a moment that I just wanna go back to bed. I just get nervous. Then I run on (stage)… — Ringo Starr Copy Share Image
I might not be able to hold my drink or my man, but what I can hold, is a tune. Point me… — Lindsey Kelk Copy Share Image
I'm just looking for authentic engagement of some kind, and usually, after an hour or more, you get that. Some people talk… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
Granted, not really a joke, but how often do you get a mic in your hand? You know? So. I am sorry… — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
There's a very old recording maxim that goes, 'Distance makes depth.' I've used that a hell of a lot-whether it's tracking guitars… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
![“My first tape piece was made with that Sears Roebuck recorder. I modified sound using cardboard tubes with a microphone in the end to filter the sound. I had a wooden apple box with a Piezo [contact] mic and little objects that I could amplify on the box. I used the bathtub for reverberation.” quote by Pauline Oliveros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/196/pauline-oliveros-8481_amplify_my-first-tape-piece-was-made-with-that-s_1181946.jpg)
