Music making Quotes · Page 5

A grave, on which to rest from singing?

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

I sing in key, thank you very much.

— Burton Cummings

I wouldn't do go to another band.

— John Deacon

I sing and dance. That's my job.

— Dick Van Dyke

I always wanted to tour with a band.

— Randy Rainbow

I don't like singing before noon.

— Sting

Singing has been part of my upbringing.

— Amrita Rao

I don't even attempt to sing.

— Joe Mauer

In many cases bands have a lot to overcome, business being what it is.

— Chris Stein

I like singing. I like pie... That's about it.

— James Diamond

A lot of bands would be aching to be in the position we are.

— Robert Cray

Today's imaginary band name: The Significan't.

— Janina Gavankar

I was born and raised on 'Singin' in the Rain.' It's in my work. It's in me.

— Zac Posen

I like singing, but it's certainly not my strong point.

— Moby

I'm going to keep pursuing my dream, keep singing and, hopefully, move to L.A.

— Katie Stevens

Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine.

— Michael Koryta

I'm not a huge practicer, which is probably not a good thing because my band definitely needs to practice.

— King Tuff

The only band that we have never played with but have always wanted to is the Rolling Stones.

— Lars Ulrich

I didn't have bands that I was playing with growing up, so I learned to try to adapt and play these songs…

— Page McConnell

Again, I say I will be glad to tell what songs I have ever sung, because singing is my business.

— Pete Seeger

I grew up in a really small town with not a lot of money, and I liked singing, but it was just…

— Justin Bieber

I can play the flute. Music was my favourite A-level, and I used to love composing my and stylising my voice to…

— Erin O'Connor

Every 15, 20, 25 years, a new rock and roll record needs to come out and a new rock and roll band…

— Steven Adler

In a lot of ways, Metallica is like a fusion band. It's not necessarily jazz or any of that, but the music…

— Robert Trujillo

I'm always having to check myself and make sure I'm not over singing in some ensemble thing that will render me unavailable…

— Katherine Shindle

The songs were really complicated. I used to meet people in bar bands who were trying to play our songs and they…

— Kip Winger

“His situation, insofar as he was a machine, was complex, tragic, and laughable. But the sacred part of him, his awareness, remained…

— Kurt Vonnegut

The earth forms the body of an instrument, across which strings are stretched and are tuned by a divine hand. We must…

— R. Murray Schafer

I prefer playing with a band. It's good to do both, but for me it's quite exciting when I hear my songs…

— Amy Macdonald

I often find myself feeling that filming music is somehow the purest form of filmmaking. This crazed collision of sound and images,…

— Jonathan Demme

My talent is definitely a gift. I don't understand where it comes from. I don't play an instrument, and I never went…

— Sean Combs

Well, Steve Vai joined my dad's band right around the time when I actually started playing guitar. So he gave me a…

— Dweezil Zappa

I miss my singing career very much.

— Elvis Presley

I wish I could sing like Nelly.

— Syd

Singing's not my real passion.

— Skrillex

I like to play 'Rock Band' - a lot.

— George Hill

I don't really enjoy singing lead.

— Martie Maguire

I write music. I'm in a band.

— Jamie Campbell Bower

When I sing, people shut up.

— Barbra Streisand

My instrument is drums. That's my core.

— G Flip