I wasn't actually trained by my mother, she said she never taught me but she was a great singer herself and I… — Joan Sutherland Copy Share Image
A lot of singers entered the industry with me. A lot of them struggled. Many have not been able to make it… — Javed Ali Copy Share Image
Actors are given songs that suit their voice and skill. At the same time, those songs which have a complicated tune and… — M. Jayachandran Copy Share Image
I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably do make-up and beauty and hair and something creative like styling; I really… — Jessie J Copy Share Image
People like Sam Cooke, maybe you get turned on to first, and then all of a sudden you realize that there are… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
So much can be gained from watching other singers, seeing what they do and what they don't do, seeing how they look… — Renee Fleming Copy Share Image
In the Twenties, it wasn't a remarkable thing for a singer to be an actor, or even to be involved in politics.… — Terrence Howard Copy Share Image
O singers, resinous and soft your songsAbove the sacred whisper of the pines,Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines,Bring dreams of Christ to… — Jean Toomer Copy Share Image
The one thing I find about singers in the business is that they often don't get the right education. I hear a… — Dutch Robinson Copy Share Image
Yes, I heard my people singing!-in the glow of parlor coal-stove and on summer porches sweet with lilac air, from choir loft… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
Being a part of the crowd with incredible musicians onstage summoning the muse and delivering that to us - doesn't matter if… — Patrick Fabian Copy Share Image
I don't like my voice that much. I think I'm a much better actress than singer. Singing is like going to a… — Cher Copy Share Image
Tom [Courtenay] and Albert Finney met Ron Harwood on the dresser, so that's how it started. It's a wonderful documentary. It's called… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an… — John Legend Copy Share Image
John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader.… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
When I was 6 I thought that I wanted to be a musician - like a singer-songwriter. That's what I romantically envisioned… — Andrew Garfield Copy Share Image
I was sort of a jack-of-all-trades in show business for a long time. I was a singer and a dancer, and then… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
The first time I heard Bob Dylan, I was in the car with my mother listening to WMCA, and on came that… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be… — K. D. Lang Copy Share Image
I already feel a bit annoyed at myself for writing screenplays. It's a bit, I don't know, model-singer-dancer-actress that went to a… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I am absolutely not a roll-on-stage kind of girl! I would be totally freaked out if I didn't warm up, and I… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
“Yea... It's impossible to lead with true virtues if you surround yourself with praise singers... people who do not cheer you up,… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started… — Burning Spear Copy Share Image
I'm not a politician; I am a singer. Long ago, they said, 'That one, she sings politics.' I don't sing politics; I… — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be the crippled songwriter or the crippled singer. I wanted to be the singer or the songwriter who… — Doc Pomus Copy Share Image
Rock 'n' roll is meant to entertain. Hippie folk singers are supposed to be singing about leftist views, but I don't think… — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very… — Ioan Gruffudd Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I never had any other thought in my mind. I was gonna write songs, I was gonna be a star and a… — Kim Carnes Copy Share Image
I would listen most particularly to the countries whose language I didn't understand, didn't know what they were singing. But being a… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
What I look for in a voice is for it to be unique. I don't really care if a singer sings well.… — Zedd Copy Share Image
In the beginning, all I wanted to do was to be a singer and a dancer. That was my real groove, my… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
I don't have a Jersey dialect. So when I approached the singing, I approached it the same way as an actor I… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
I've wanted to perform my entire life. I found a paper I wrote in kindergarten class about what I wanted to be… — Heather Morris Copy Share Image
Singers have a lot in common with actors because you have to dig deep into a song and show the audience what… — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image
If youre a singer, you do concerts, and you get that interaction with fans and see what cities in what part of… — Alaina Huffman Copy Share Image
My greatest teacher was not a vocal coach, not the work of other singers, but the way Tommy Dorsey breathed and phrased… — Frank Sinatra Copy Share Image
There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If a person sings quietly to himself on the street people smile with approval; but if he talks it's not alright; they… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
Sing, seraph with the glory! heaven is high. Sing, poet with the sorrow! earth is low. The universe's inward voices cry "Amen"… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Copy Share Image
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