Singers Quotes · Page 24

My advice to singers is always the same: 'Don't sing the song, sing the lyric.'

— Mitch Leigh

There's no way to be able to tell what it's like to be a country singer until you're walking in the shoes.

— Tanya Tucker

I've learned 2 things about tv. It's always easier with vodka & SOME OF THE BEST SINGERS ARE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

— Ellen DeGeneres

My biggest celebrity crush is either Ryan Reynolds or Caleb Followill, the lead singer of Kings of Leon.

— Hillary Scott

I'm not interested in being known as the singer from Led Zeppelin.

— Robert Plant

In order to succeed, a record producer needs good singers. You can't just rely on pretty faces and fancy dancing.

— Frank Farian

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

— Bobby McFerrin

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

— Ian Gillan

Being a famous singer or an international singer - that's my dream, too, but my main goal is to be a real…

— Charice Pempengco

When I started making my own records, I had this idea of drowning out the singer and putting the rest in the…

— Brian Eno

If I were a writer and not a singer in 10 years, I don't know how I'd feel about writing really personal…

— Adele

I'm more focused as a singer and hands-on with music and more exacting, and less trying to furiously fit a thousands thoughts…

— Dan Bejar

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers…

— Andrea Bocelli

My first break was in my home country with some pop songs that became hits, writing for French singers Christophe & Francoise…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish--cole slaw or French fries or…

— Haruki Murakami

I don't think special attention should be given to an actor or a singer or a baseball player or a soccer player…

— Viggo Mortensen

The beauty of Billie Holiday is that she gave every singer after her the license to interpret and perform music in ways…

— Dianne Reeves

I sang Violetta with Karajan at La Scala too early. The problem was that I was too young and there were fans…

— Mirella Freni

I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead…

— Chris Cornell

Every singer has three or four or five techniques, and you can force them together in different combinations. Some of the techniques…

— Bob Dylan

But once I saw them [Jackson 5 during audition], I rushed out with my video camera to start taping them because I…

— Berry Gordy

In vocal choreography you had to give a lot of consideration to the fact that you were working with singers and not…

— Cholly Atkins

Because of social media, a lot of people think they can be, like, a rapper or a singer or a musician because…

— Sky Ferreira

I've never been a puppeteer, I conceive and I write and I design and I direct. And not just puppets. I direct…

— Julie Taymor

When you go to karaoke with a professional singer and they really start singing, there's no bigger buzzkill than that.

— Megan Hilty

I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist.

— Cassandra Wilson

Even if you're the best singer in the world, there's a good chance no one will ever hear you.

— Lana Del Rey

As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.

— Bjork

The thing with me is, I'm from a rap background so I'm not really a traditional singer in that sense.

— Negash Ali

The 'Missa Mirabilis' is a big work which was conceived for a large organ and a lot of singers.

— Stephen Hough

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 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

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

— Amy Grant

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

— Anthony Horowitz

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

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

— Conchita Wurst

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

— Debby Boone

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

— Arijit Singh