Singers Quotes · Page 11

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down happy.

— John Lennon

What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody.

— Kirsten Dunst

I think the 60s and 70s were the peak period for the singer-songwriter, for sure.

— Andrew Gold

If I stop practising, I will be an average singer. There are a lot of singers I know who hardly practise, yet…

— Sonu Nigam

Singers like her, Patti, Tina Turner, I revere them when I'm in their presence.

— Deborah Cox

You're one of the most natural, great singers I've heard in a long time.

— Randy Jackson

We are a very typical Spanish family - a bullfighter, an actress, a flamenco dancer and singer!

— Paz Vega

I'm a closet singer-songwriter. That keeps my creative juices flowing.

— Zoe McLellan

A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has…

— Alber Elbaz

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that…

— Christoph Waltz

Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct, and much…

— Claude Monet

I love researching, whether it's old Western documentaries or old Western country singers or John Ford Westerns, which are heavily influenced by…

— Clifton Collins, Jr

I'm almost a black singer. And without the backbeat, it's singer/songwriter. There's a definite choice to be made there, every time. And…

— John Waite

I originally wanted to be an opera singer. I studied classical voice at the University of Washington but soon realised I didn't…

— Kyle MacLachlan

The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that…

— Victoria Legrand

Denzal Sinclaire embodies the tradition of the great singers I love like Nat Cole, yet definitely has his own voice. He is…

— Diana Krall

When you're a background singer, you're there to support the artist. The transition is up to the person. You have to follow…

— Judith Hill

I had so many beliefs against being a singer or what it takes. There was a lot of pain associated with that.…

— Ester Dean

Singer and actress Gertrude Lawrence once overheard an assistant describing the beauty of a coat she knew she could never even dream…

— Sheridan Morley

I may not be funny. I may not be a singer. I may not be a damn seamstress. I may have diabetes.…

— Justin Johnson

When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about. And if I…

— Taylor Swift

I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of my all time heroes, George Jones. Georges' music was real…

— Easton Corbin

Being singer is different than being an actor, where you call up sources from your own experience that you can apply to…

— Bob Dylan

[My mother] is the greatest hero I'll ever know because she kept us all together, she made sure we all graduated college.…

— Billy Crystal

We always felt it helped during live shows to have multiple lead singers to give our voices a break.

— Steve Lukather

I don't think I get the respect as a singer. With this record, I wanted to bring respect to my band.

— Darius Rucker

I hear singers on a daily basis and there are some who really end up touching your heart.

— Amaal Mallik

Once you find someone to share your ups and downs, downs are almost as good as ups.

— Robert Breault

It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news.

— John Mellencamp

Being a singer now I have to get all fussy... I must have my ginger and lemon and all that.

— Graham Coxon

A song is a favorite song, not because the singer can hit and hold a high note, but because of the words,…

— Taylor Swift

Like a groupie incognito posing as a real singer, life imitates art.

— Lana Del Rey

Dreams do come true, believe always. I dreamt every night of becoming a singer

— Niall Horan

Singers who are dependent on digital audio pitch correction software cannot last more than two-three songs.

— Jeet Gannguli

I'm certainly not a trained singer. I'm just kind of following a feeling.

— Pokey LaFarge

Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'

— Pat Benatar

But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.

— Little Richard

If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world.

— Simon Cowell

There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model.

— Linda Ronstadt

You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.

— Gavin DeGraw