Singers Quotes · Page 34

I think at some point [Big Pun] really wanted to be a singer as well. He would call me at 3 or…

— Tony Sunshine

To be a musician, especially a singer-songwriter - well, you don't do that if you have a thriving social life. You do…

— James Taylor

Etta James is my all-time favorite singer. I've said it in every interview, in every story, in every on- and off-camera question.…

— Christina Aguilera

James Ralston, my guitar player, has performed with Tina Turner for about 22 years. Jim Hanson on bass has played with Johnny…

— Vonda Shepard

I think the black R&B singers of my day were the best singers of my generation.

— B. J. Thomas

All blues singers are great liars.

— Lester Bangs

On the whole, however, the critic is far less of a professional faultfinder than is sometimes imagined. He is first of all…

— Robert Wilson Lynd

The loudest psalm singer in the congregation always is a reformed sinner.

— Elsa Maxwell

I've been lucky, because people have done such great versions of my songs, and I've worked with the best singers ever, and…

— Diane Warren

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind…

— Brenda Lee

Well I'm not much of a singer. But it's been a really nice time to do film, television, theater and have it…

— Peter Krause

There is a lot of propaganda about opera singers not being able to act. That's not necessarily true and hasn't been true…

— Jessye Norman

We must by every means humble our hearts and subdue our proud intellect, lest we should be like the contemporaries of the…

— John of Kronstadt

We shouldn't confuse singers and performers with actors. Actors will say, "My character this, and my character that." Like beating a dead…

— Bob Dylan

It was an extraordinary experience to have backup singers like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I have never experienced anything quite like it…

— Angela Lansbury

People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer.

— Kathleen Hanna

My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat…

— Gloria Estefan

Congratulations to all the members of the wonderful Treorchy Male Choir past and present. In moments of grief or joy, the sound…

— David Jason

When I started singing, I had this lower register alto sound, which resonated with the darker timbres of voices like Ella Fitzgerald,…

— Laufey

I make singers sing every note fully and wait till they hit the right note.

— Himesh Reshammiya

If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut…

— Walter Kirn

I love you, America Singer. As long as I live, I'll love you." There was some deep emotion in his voice, and…

— Kiera Cass

I've always preferred actors who sing to singers who act in all the shows I've done.

— Stephen Sondheim

I used to read the criticism on blogs about other people - mostly female actresses and singers - and even when they…

— Anonymous

To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.

— Sammy Hagar