Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old. I had an uncle who was a… — Rick Danko Copy Share Image
I'm almost a black singer. And without the backbeat, it's singer/songwriter. There's a definite choice to be made there, every time. And… — John Waite Copy Share Image
I originally wanted to be an opera singer. I studied classical voice at the University of Washington but soon realised I didn't… — Kyle MacLachlan Copy Share Image
I love researching, whether it's old Western documentaries or old Western country singers or John Ford Westerns, which are heavily influenced by… — Clifton Collins, Jr Copy Share Image
I've never been the type of singer that can sing in heels and the gown and all this stuff, because I can't… — Rene Marie Copy Share Image
In Malaysia, we have a lot of divas, like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey singers. And they were all so so talented, just… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Television is god-damned amusement park. Television is a circus, a carnival, a traveling troupe of acrobats, storytellers, dancers, singers, jugglers, sideshow freaks,… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share Image
There was a time when stars were made out of music videos but today singers rely on actors to make their singles… — Neha Bhasin Copy Share Image
I looked at myself, and I just said, well, you know, I can sing but I'm not the greatest singer in the… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
With the way music is going right now, it's difficult for an r&b singer to make real music. If it's not with… — Tony Sunshine Copy Share Image
There are many singers who have got an exceptional talent, but spend their lives singing in local trains or hotels. Does the… — Sonu Nigam Copy Share Image
I am singing in an operatic voice for the public, to bring something more to Rock and Roll. Because in a Rock… — Klaus Nomi Copy Share Image
As an artist, I never wanted to be fettered by gender nor recognized or defined as a female poet, musician or singer.… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make… — Wendell Pierce Copy Share Image
If you don't take no chances, then you're not a performer. Performers always take chances. You go see a singer, they'll hit… — Evander Holyfield Copy Share Image
There's no concession to the fact that Dylan might be a more sophisticated singer than Whitney Houston, that he's probably the most… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
After this many years of being a lead singer in a touring rock band, I've had my fair share of fun. But… — Chad Kroeger Copy Share Image
The script [for the movie based on the life of singer Connie Francis -- "Who's Sorry Now?"] is finished and is in… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that… — Victoria Legrand Copy Share Image
Denzal Sinclaire embodies the tradition of the great singers I love like Nat Cole, yet definitely has his own voice. He is… — Diana Krall Copy Share Image
My father was a classical singer of baroque music, and my older sister was in musical theatre, and I thought about doing… — Antonia Thomas Copy Share Image
I am at my core a singer/songwriter a la James Taylor or a la Billy Joel. It's not that I don't want… — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
I don't know what singers feel like when they make a song and people clap along and love it, but when people… — Guy Fieri Copy Share Image
Most of the big singers came to Modena - Gino Bechi, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Di Stefano - but I didn't have a… — Mirella Freni Copy Share Image
Looking for inspiration in expression, I have actually always looked to singers and violinists. I have never really looked only at the… — Michala Petri Copy Share Image
I said to my teacher, 'I can't be a singer because I'm not pretty enough, and I'm fat.' And she looked at… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
As a woman, you listen to more female singers, like guys listen to more rock bands. So in that way, they influence… — Joan Cusack Copy Share Image
Singer/songwriters spend two or three years making an album, and then it goes up for sale and everybody pirates it and you… — Cliff Martinez Copy Share Image
Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct, and much… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that… — Christoph Waltz Copy Share Image
A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has… — Alber Elbaz Copy Share Image
There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my… — Nana Mouskouri Copy Share Image
The greatest impact of 'We Are the World' seems to have been the video, which lets us see the singers take their… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
Composers, artists, actors, singers - all of them, I think, unconsciously learn from others. I'm sure it's not conscious, but they can't… — Charlotte Rae Copy Share Image
Having hits buries a singer in the past. A lot of singers hide in the past because it's safer back there. If… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
It's a very subjective decision, but yes it is correct that singers are not paid for film recordings, and I don't want… — Rahul Vaidya Copy Share Image
I was in the recording studio when Pink was recording for a part of the gay rights anthem. It was just amazing… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
(Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend… — Victor Borge Copy Share Image
I changed my hopes to being a singer [when I was a child] and sat around with my hair in my face… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
Life is like a lunchroom at school. In this industry you've got little individual tables of actors, singers, rap stars, this, that,… — Hayden Panettiere Copy Share Image
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