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title: "30 Recording Artist Quotes by 28 authors"
description: "Browse 30 Recording Artist quotes by 28 authors. Discover the best Recording Artist sayings and thoughts."
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> [I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-kottke/i-have-always-thought-of-myself-as-a-performer-first-and-way-down-the/)

[Leo Kottke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-kottke/)

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> [I'm a multi-platinum recording artist; my passion is food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelis/i-m-a-multi-platinum-recording-artist-my-passion-is-food/)

[Kelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelis/)

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> [I'm hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skylar-laine/i-m-hoping-to-become-a-recording-artist-and-make-albums-and-go-on-tour/)

[Skylar Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skylar-laine/)

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> [I began my career as a recording artist, and eventually I started directing my own music videos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-renck/i-began-my-career-as-a-recording-artist-and-eventually-i-started/)

[Johan Renck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-renck/)

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> [I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erykah-badu/i-m-a-performance-artist-first-i-m-a-recording-artist-second/)

[Erykah Badu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erykah-badu/)

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> [Just because I'm a recording artist doesn't mean I'm not an artist. Because I had to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizz-wright/just-because-i-m-a-recording-artist-doesn-t-mean-i-m-not-an-artist/)

[Lizz Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lizz-wright/)

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> [I never thought I'd be able to say 25 years about anything, really, much less be a recording artist for 25 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lari-white/i-never-thought-i-d-be-able-to-say-25-years-about-anything-really/)

[Lari White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lari-white/)

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> [Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-reddy/believe-it-or-not-most-people-think-of-me-as-a-recording-artist-but/)

[Helen Reddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-reddy/)

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> [I think that it's much easier for a recording artist to become an actor than for an actor to become a recording…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-levi/i-think-that-it-s-much-easier-for-a-recording-artist-to-become-an/)

[Zachary Levi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zachary-levi/)

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> [I don't think I want to transition into being a recording artist for the rest of my life or anything like that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-osnes/i-don-t-think-i-want-to-transition-into-being-a-recording-artist-for/)

[Laura Osnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-osnes/)

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> [Being a performer and recording artist and playing 'World of Warcraft' - that's a pretty time-intensive combination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lights/being-a-performer-and-recording-artist-and-playing-world-of-warcraft/)

[Lights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lights/)

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> [I hadn't been a recording artist all that long when albums came on the scene, and I was one of the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-torme/i-hadn-t-been-a-recording-artist-all-that-long-when-albums-came-on/)

[Mel Torme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-torme/)

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> [The transition from fan to performer to recording artist, for me, was like learning how to dive... and each board got higher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-hart/the-transition-from-fan-to-performer-to-recording-artist-for-me-was/)

[Beth Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-hart/)

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> [I went to college to find myself. That's where I really realized I wanted to be a recording artist and started on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raheem-devaughn/i-went-to-college-to-find-myself-that-s-where-i-really-realized-i/)

[Raheem DeVaughn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raheem-devaughn/)

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> [I am not a natural singer, but I can sing, and probably the way I sing is more imitative than from myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-am-not-a-natural-singer-but-i-can-sing-and-probably-the-way-i-sing/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

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> [I became a recording artist before I knew it. And I just - when I would listen to my old records, I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-became-a-recording-artist-before-i-knew-it-and-i-just-when-i-would/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

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> ['The Outsider' is a culmination of a lot of things I've been working diligently toward as a recording artist. Hopefully it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/the-outsider-is-a-culmination-of-a-lot-of-things-i-ve-been-working/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

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> [I'd become very involved in the production, so the albums were taking longer. So it was never a deliberate decision not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-bush/i-d-become-very-involved-in-the-production-so-the-albums-were-taking/)

[Kate Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-bush/)

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> [I've been recording audiobooks for more than 30 years. I've recorded over 500 titles on all sort of things. I'm a sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-rosenblat/i-ve-been-recording-audiobooks-for-more-than-30-years-i-ve-recorded/)

[Barbara Rosenblat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-rosenblat/)

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> [You can choose not to be a performing musician. You can choose to just be a recording artist. But then you run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirah/you-can-choose-not-to-be-a-performing-musician-you-can-choose-to-just/)

[Mirah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirah/)

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> [Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-secada/even-before-i-became-a-recording-artist-i-did-other-things-in-music-i/)

[Jon Secada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-secada/)

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> [I want to learn - there's so much I have to learn about what it takes to be a recording artist, about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolpert/i-want-to-learn-there-s-so-much-i-have-to-learn-about-what-it-takes/)

[James Wolpert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolpert/)

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> [Music was my life...It was everything to me, even though I was in school majoring in English. I was still very focused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/music-was-my-life-it-was-everything-to-me-even-though-i-was-in-school/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

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> [The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-weil/the-main-reason-he-wanted-to-be-a-recording-artist-was-because-it/)

[Cynthia Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-weil/)

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> [I took guitar lessons and recorded the song in New York. It was kind of a dream. I got to pretend I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-wiig/i-took-guitar-lessons-and-recorded-the-song-in-new-york-it-was-kind/)

[Kristen Wiig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-wiig/)

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> [Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenni-rivera/being-a-recording-artist-selling-music-selling-concerts-out-having-a/)

[Jenni Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenni-rivera/)

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> [Being a recording artist and having thousands of people listening to your music and singing your songs, and paying for it? It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pj-harvey/being-a-recording-artist-and-having-thousands-of-people-listening-to/)

[PJ Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pj-harvey/)

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> [What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/what-made-me-want-to-become-a-recording-artist-i-was-the-first-artist/)

[Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/)

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> [I started out as musician and recording artist but quite soon started to do my own videos. One thing led to another,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-renck/i-started-out-as-musician-and-recording-artist-but-quite-soon-started/)

[Johan Renck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-renck/)

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> [I was kind of thrown into - I didn't expect to do this for a living, being a recording artist. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-was-kind-of-thrown-into-i-didn-t-expect-to-do-this-for-a-living/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

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