Singers Quotes · Page 16

For most singers the first half of the career involves extending one's repertoire, the second half trimming it.

— Ethan Mordden

I'm a better writer than I am a singer, and I express myself easily through writing.

— Rebecca Ferguson

I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.

— John Mayer

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

— Alex Rodriguez

Reality shows give a great platform to young singers, but kids shouldn't be exposed to showbiz at a very young age.

— Arijit Singh

I am not a jazz singer. I wouldn't place myself on that footing. I wouldn't even enter that arena.

— Boz Scaggs

I listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash - a lot of old country singers.…

— Trixie Mattel

When you start to beat yourself up, remind yourself of how worthy you are of love.

— Demi Lovato

My dad is a singer, so it was always either music or acting with me. All the way up through college I…

— Coby Bell

I think that whatever you do, if you're a singer, a rapper, an architect, dentist, treat that like when you're doing it,…

— Eric Benet

Traditionally speaking, the three biggest twats in any band are the singer, the keyboardist and the drummer. I don't need to say…

— Noel Gallagher

What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way…

— David Bowie

I think it was just an opera. Now, you go to opera, you expect to see and hear what the opera is.…

— Cab Calloway

When I saw Elvis on television, I just fell in love with him completely. As a singer, I want to be able…

— Faith Hill

I'm just a singer/songwriter and entertainer and I miss people and the energy of the crowd. When I play live it's a…

— Dolly Parton

Since music is a reflection of our mindset and our culture, it is bound to change with time. I am glad that…

— Sonu Nigam

I think the most important thing about singers was that they were passionate and they did it on purpose and they meant…

— Lacey Sturm

In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low…

— Matt Kemp

We can set our deeds to the music of a grateful heart, and seek to round our lives into a hymn —…

— William Mackergo Taylor

I was going to be a singer. If I hadn't been in my profession, I was going to be an Opera singer.…

— Jack LaLanne

No, I chose the name Jane Seymour because I was doing my first film, 'Oh! What a Lovely War,' and one of…

— Jane Seymour

Establishing a style is important, it really is, but a lot of singers get so involved with their instrument, and more so…

— Frankie Valli

Sit peacefully in a church and think of church history: witchburning perhaps, or child abuse, genocide, the amassing of disgusting wealth, the…

— Kaz Cooke

I'm a singer, not a vocal stylist. My breathing is correct; my enunciation is precise. Because of that, I can sing anybody's…

— Ronnie Milsap

The Four Aces asked me if I'd like to sing with them as they didn't really have a lead singer.

— Desmond Dekker

Marty Robbins was one of the first singers that really hit me hard.

— John Waite

I feel people are seeing me as a true artist rather than a singer, or an entertainer, or a girl who just…

— Alessia Cara

People are more willing to accept a singer as an actor, than an actor as a singer.

— Zachary Levi

Women are a key part of the sound of the groups that accompany male singers like Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, and myself.

— Fred Hammond

Tom Jones told me only a few singers have got the pipes, and he's right. He has. Sinatra did. I have.

— Mick Hucknall

I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.

— Grace Jones

I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better…

— Katy B

Today's singers don't have the time and are very restless and they want to record and just run away.

— Rajesh Roshan

I always wanted to be a singer, but none of my friends thought I could sing.

— Nate Ruess

Why can't we actually sing and get respected as good singers and songwriters without having our boobs and butt hanging out?

— Dolores O'Riordan

It don't spit or swear or sleep around. I've always maintained I'm the most radical rock'n'roll singer Britain has ever seen.

— Cliff Richard

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

— Emmy Rossum

One of my all-time favorite country singers is a guy named Conway Twitty.

— Blake Shelton

I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.

— Sara Bareilles

Singers come and go; the music business waxes and wanes. The blues are popular and unpopular, often at the same time.

— Linda Barnes