Singers Quotes · Page 20

Potter is piqued with potter, joiner with joiner, beggar begrudges beggar, and singer singer.

— Hesiod

Robert Plant was always my favorite singer-and hes said nice things about me, you know.

— Freddie Mercury

As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be alive by now.

— Ben Kingsley

I don't understand the music but I certainly understand the girl singer!

— Nikita Khrushchev

The trip had become boring. It wasn't exciting anymore to totally be a singer/songwriter because it wasn't working for me.

— Van Morrison

I want to write orchestral music. I want to get a group of singers together and sing William Byrd songs.

— Jacob Collier

I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer.

— Melinda Clarke

America Singer, one day you will fall asleep in my arms every night. And you'll wake up to my kisses every morning.

— Kiera Cass

These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down…

— Al Jarreau

The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some…

— Guy Johnson

You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers…

— Jason Mraz

I'm a professional singer. I have a theory that all actors want to be rock stars, and all rock stars want to…

— James Corden

After me there are no more jazz singers . . . It's a crime that no little singer is back there sockin'…

— Betty Carter

I wouldn't call myself an actor or a singer for that matter, just a journeyman. [...] I feel I must have a…

— Ronnie Drew

My music appeals in America. There is less of the purist criticism I get here. And to be a hit in the…

— Katherine Jenkins

I'm a big fan of Lou Reed, and I do a lot of talking through songs. It's more effective with my vocal…

— Mary Gauthier

[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

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

— Bob Dylan

There were a few things that went into it. When you're doing something you're trying to be your audience at the same…

— Dustin Hoffman

I didn't come to Nashville to put on a cowboy hat and pretend to be a country singer. My attraction to Nashville…

— John Oates

Then from the neighboring thicket the mocking-bird, wildest of singers, Swinging aloft on a willow spray that hung o'er the water, Shook…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha…

— Mary J. Blige

I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become the victor and the vanquished. I…

— Michael Jackson

I never took singing lessons. I guess, I feel comfortable with it, but I do not feel like a singer. I never…

— Jack Johnson

Frank Sinatra's never been handsome, but he's one of my favorite singers. Who needs looks when you have a voice and power?

— Will Oldham

I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.

— Marc Almond

What about Tom Jones? He's made a million and he's a bloody awful singer.

— Prince Philip

I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.

— Ruben Studdard

The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.

— Andrea Bocelli

I didn't want to just be another girl singer. I wanted there to be something that set me apart.

— Taylor Swift

Our music industry is male-driven. There are fewer opportunities for female singers.

— Neha Bhasin

“Hearing a succession of mediocre singers does not add up to a single outstanding performance”

— Cal Newport

Hindi film music has always been completely driven by the plot. We singers never had any say in compositions.

— Asha Bhosle

I come from a family of musicians. Even the sewing machine is a Singer.

— Frank Carson

For me, it is incredible to hear singers in the metal scene telling me I had been their inspiration.

— Tarja Turunen

I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer.

— Mike Love

Before I was 14, I wanted to be a singer, an actor, or a hockey player. By 15, I knew I was…

— Matisyahu

The first thing I ever wanted to be was a backup singer for Guns 'n' Roses.

— Katie McGrath

It's easier to record because technology is advanced. That's why there is a spurt in the number of new singers.

— Javed Ali

When I'm singing I try not be a singer with a capital S. I just try to get it out so I…

— Robert Wyatt