Singers Quotes · Page 22

I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer

— B. B. King

I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit.

— Phil Collins

The composers hated me. The singers detested me. The guitarists were terrified by me.

— Bulat Okudzhava

Growing up I was involved in children's theater, so I was definitely on the path to be an actor and a singer.

— Victor Garber

I had the one thing you need to be a blues singer, I was born with the blues.

— Lightnin' Hopkins

I wouldn't really call myself a Jazz singer I think it's offending to real Jazz singers to call me a Jazz singer.

— Katie Melua

My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.

— Len Cariou

I don't ever want to be perfect, Cause I'm a singer that you Never want to see shirtless

— Ed Sheeran

Stop waiting for others to tell you what you can do. Start putting faith into your own strengths and talents. Instead of…

— Jane Powell

I'm not really a folk singer, but I love the music and there's certain lines that will get just stuck in my…

— Sam Amidon

I always knew that I wanted to work and I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actor. I knew…

— Lea Michele

Growing up, it was difficult to find role models I could relate too. Mass media told me to emulate sexy singers or…

— Lynsey Dyer

There are some singers that know exactly when to go, and others hang on much too long and that is the same,…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Being a professional wrestler was never one of my goals in life. I always wanted to be some kind of entertainer. I…

— Ric Savage

I'm not a great lover of Madonna's voice. She's done very well with what she's got, and I'm sure my voice turns…

— Rod Stewart

I never thought of being a performer, never thought of being a singer, never thought of being a photographer. It's just the…

— Patti Smith

I had a blast doing it. I mean, I love, love, love my work as a voice over actress and I've been…

— Rachael MacFarlane

When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd…

— Leona Lewis

We can see the film stars of yesterday in yesterday’s films, hear the voices of poest and singers on a record, keep…

— Daphne du Maurier

“To all the secret writers, late-night painters, would-be singers, lapsed and scared artists of every stripe, dig out your paintbrush, or your…

— Shauna Niequist

ELVIS PRESLEY was bigger than life. His success was documented and laid out for him. He came to the first show I…

— Roy Orbison

I knew that I wanted to be a singer/songwriter when I was much younger and, um, I've been able to, you know,…

— Annie Lennox

I love to sing. I don't think it's strange for singers to act, or painters to sculpt. I don't want to ever…

— Scarlett Johansson

The voice of the nickly reflection of the moon was not as deep as you might expect. It was a singer’s voice,…

— Dave Eggers

Now, it's not that Super Junior and I are singers or actors for the fans. We're family.

— Choi Si-won

American pop group N'SYNC's. I listened to it endlessly in my dad's car. This also made me wanna be a singer.

— Seungri

When I joined the music scene, a lot of big-ticket singers were not getting good work... It was a lean phase.

— Arijit Singh

My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.

— Chick Corea

There are only three white blues singers -- Geoff Muldaur is at least two of them.

— Richard Thompson

My writing voice is a little quirkier, more singer-songwriter-y than the Top 40 stuff I cover.

— Sam Tsui

I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life,…

— Jorja Fox

Some may say that I couldn't sing, but no one can say that I didn't sing.

— Florence Foster Jenkins

We should try to hold on to the Christmas spirit, not just one day a year, but all 365.

— Mary Martin

I would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can…

— Debby Boone

Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.

— John Lydon

But I think it is more difficult to do a career as a lieder singer, and there have been less lieder singers.

— Victoria de los Angeles

Look at self-satisfied pop singers or greasy, semi-literate athletes. People worship them. Why?” "Because they’re talented.

— Anthony Horowitz

I know my own weaknesses as a human being, and as a musician, as a singer and as a woman.

— Amy Grant

Hey, I'm just a singer in a fabulous dress, with great hair and a beard!

— Conchita Wurst

Buy real records in real shops, or I'll come round your house and scream at your mother.

— Ian Gillan