I used to sing as a kid, but it was quite squeaky. I think I was about 19 or 20, and we… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
I approached my career like a rapper. I would go to every open mic, every studio session, bringing my beats. I would… — Zaytoven Copy Share Image
I was 18 when I started. I was hanging out with some friends and they asked if I had tried stand-up before.… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
Be persistent and just keep going to open mics no matter what, even if just to watch and not perform. You'll find… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
I used to go to open mics in New York when I was starting out, and it was mostly just people who… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
I did so many open mics. I would write jokes on Twitter constantly, and then slowly, over time, open mics turned into… — Michelle Wolf Copy Share Image
When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved… — Birdy Copy Share Image
I just started the way most comics start, doing open mic shows around Sacramento and San Francisco, and eventually, I moved to… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
These people shred. That's what I was saying about Nashville-you can go to an open mic night at the Holiday Inn and… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
I would. I'm just too, I'm kind of, a pussy, I guess. That's the problem. But, no, I'd love to. I think… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
I advise wannabe singers to form a band, practise in your garage if you have to, but do as many charity or… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
You get very comfortable doing the open mic circuit, turning up to the same places and playing to 20 people. In that… — Pippa Evans Copy Share Image
I took a class from a church comedian and I was squeaky-clean for five, six years of my career starting in churches,… — Taylor Tomlinson Copy Share Image
My priority doesn't lie with the whole website and Facebook and such; I'm still walking down the road in a pair of… — Steve Forbert Copy Share Image
Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a… — Ike Barinholtz Copy Share Image
I feel like most standup comedians do it the way I did it, where you just go to open mics and cut… — Michael Che Copy Share Image
Before doing my first open mic, I was sitting in the back watching all these comedians banter back and forth and fire… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Twitter -Anette:I just need someone that understands. But no one understands. Zediam:Maybe your teddy? Anette:100% cotton Zediam:to absorb all your problems... Anette:Boneless… — Anette Sandberg Copy Share Image
Before I had a record deal, I was living in New York and playing anywhere I could, from somebody's house to an… — Langhorne Slim Copy Share Image
When I started, I was very deliberate about making friends with people like John Mulaney who were really funny and wanted to… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
I started going to the open mics every day in 2003. You make the comics laugh, they get you work, and you… — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
I spent two years playing open mic nights in Brighton, and I heard more and more people saying, 'You should give it… — James Bay Copy Share Image
There was an open mic night when I was about 11 years old and I went and I played the songs that… — Freya Ridings 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
Back when I was a kid, I thought 'X Factor' or 'Britain's Got Talent' was the way that people blew up. I… — Lola Young Copy Share Image
Standup comedy was my weird hobby. I would drag my poor parents out to the only open mics that were in coffee… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
I started out in 1989 doing open mic nights. The first 10 years, I was literally all about I'm going to be… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
I get messages from 21-year old white dudes who have just gotten out of an expensive college and say 'Hey can I… — Adam Conover Copy Share Image
I love bad comedy more than I love good comedy, so I love open mics. Or I used to. But the thing… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
If you think your demeanor is mellow or not particularly charismatic, the material can life you higher. So write everyday, and get… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
