Music making Quotes · Page 43

When it comes to girl bands, we're all rivals.

— Jenny Frost

We sing for these kids who don't have a thing.

— Eminem

All of us sing, all are equal, all bring something different to the group.

— Ally Brooke

I see myself as like the lead singer of a band or something.

— Wiz Khalifa

When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.

— Vivek Shraya

My singing... I'll just say it simple as possible: it's just godly.

— Michael Jackson

I love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going.

— Loretta Lynn

Broadway is a tough, tough arena for singing.

— Julie Andrews

Going to the Grammys, being nominated for a Grammy, that was a really big deal for me, for us as a band.

— John Petrucci

Music for me is not just being on a stage and singing. It's my coping mechanism.

— Tessanne Chin

I was asked to be in Elton John's band, Joni Mitchell's band, and Miles Davis' band. I couldn't do it.

— Steve Lukather

Singing was probably my first love, and song writing. I write a lot of love songs and heartbreaking songs.

— Nolan Sotillo

I was a really camp child! In the 70s, an age of all these amazing musical subcultures, I was sitting in my…

— Zoe Ball

Directing taught me how to run a team and turn up on time - things you don't really learn when you're in…

— Viv Albertine

The music speaks for itself. You either like it or you don't, or you're somewhere in between. That doesn't change whether I'm…

— Bun E. Carlos

The creative part for me is making songs, and that's what I really love the most, and that's what I've always done…

— Ric Ocasek

My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for…

— Jill Sobule

There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment,…

— Peter Garrett

You're in for a live band. That's really what I wanted; I wanted to put on a show for people where they…

— King Princess

“I played a few songs over and over, trying to understand them. They didn't have an immediate effect. This was a new…

— Peter Bognanni

A band that we supported called Blackfish in Manchester, played the most insane gig I've ever been to. Everything was set on…

— Matthew Healy

I have a variety of ways that I make music, but I'm working with the Thingamajigs in a particular way, which is:…

— Pauline Oliveros

It is really refreshing to hear a big band that has the ability to execute ensemble passages with swing and precision while…

— John Patitucci

The guitar is my favorite and the one, I guess, I'm best at. But I play enough of the different instruments to…

— Dolly Parton

I think it's always good for a band to try and grow.

— Matt Squire

“Hip-hop is a reflection of your surroundings and an instrument of change.”

— Laura Goode

Singing is really where I got my start in church.

— Danny Gokey

“I love music, but I can't sing a note.”

— Haruki Murakami

You have to have Beef on you, if your going to sing for a career

— Anonymous

“Just sing me your song. Teach me the words. Tell me what you know.”

— Elizabeth Lesser

There is definitely an art to the dance that is being in a band.

— Duff McKagan

I found a style of singing and performance that fits my lifestyle.

— Bridget Everett

I don't sing as well as I used to. Nor does anyone else in their 60s.

— Anne Murray

Singing is basically a form of pleasant, controlled screaming.

— George Carlin

In high school, I played in a Rush cover band.

— Sam Trammell

The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.

— Robert Wyatt

I like to tell stories through dancing and singing.

— Elena Roger

Skynyrd's not just a band; I think it's a lifestyle. It's iconic.

— Johnny Van Zant

I think anyone can actually sing. It's the mindset. Singing is imitation.

— MNEK

For us, all we care about is maintaining what we do as a band.

— Andy Biersack