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title: "16 Singing Didn Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 16 Singing Didn quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Singing Didn sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I first started singing, I didn't know which direction to take - I sang rock & roll and all kinds of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/engelbert-humperdinck/when-i-first-started-singing-i-didn-t-know-which-direction-to-take-i/)

[Engelbert Humperdinck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/engelbert-humperdinck/)

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> [I liked singing, but I didn't like all the politics and nonsense that went with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kym-marsh/i-liked-singing-but-i-didn-t-like-all-the-politics-and-nonsense-that/)

[Kym Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kym-marsh/)

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> [Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-kelly/once-i-started-singing-i-didn-t-have-to-try-to-be-cool-i-was-just-one/)

[R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-kelly/)

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> [I've been told it's hard to write about singing. I didn't realize that going into it. I might not have tried if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-chee/i-ve-been-told-it-s-hard-to-write-about-singing-i-didn-t-realize-that/)

[Alexander Chee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-chee/)

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> [I knew being a musician was my calling when I was 12 or 13. I started singing when I was six but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/la-porsha-renae/i-knew-being-a-musician-was-my-calling-when-i-was-12-or-13-i-started/)

[La'Porsha Renae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/la-porsha-renae/)

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> [I think that when I started singing, I didn't know what I wanted to do; I only knew what I didn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianne-reeves/i-think-that-when-i-started-singing-i-didn-t-know-what-i-wanted-to-do/)

[Dianne Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianne-reeves/)

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> [I just was always singing. I didn't know if it was good or not, but my grandma, she told me that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-lennox/i-just-was-always-singing-i-didn-t-know-if-it-was-good-or-not-but-my/)

[Ari Lennox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-lennox/)

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> [I was always singing but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously. When I got to New York City when I was 18,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-del-rey/i-was-always-singing-but-didn-t-plan-on-pursuing-it-seriously-when-i/)

[Lana Del Rey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-del-rey/)

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> [“Never in a million years did I think I’d end up making a career out of singing. I didn’t think it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/never-in-a-million-years-did-i-think-i-d-end-up-making-a-career-out/)

[Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/)

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> [Singing didn't really come naturally to me, I don't think. I had to really work at it. I just kept singing. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-odell/singing-didn-t-really-come-naturally-to-me-i-don-t-think-i-had-to/)

[Tom Odell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-odell/)

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> [When I first started writing songs, I never intended on singing. I didn't really consider myself a singer at all. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washed-out/when-i-first-started-writing-songs-i-never-intended-on-singing-i-didn/)

[Washed Out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washed-out/)

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> [It was like I couldn't even begin to tell my mom I was singing. I didn't want anyone to think that she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jillian-hervey/it-was-like-i-couldn-t-even-begin-to-tell-my-mom-i-was-singing-i-didn/)

[Jillian Hervey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jillian-hervey/)

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> [I have to say that when I first started singing, I didn't think it was a very noble profession. I worked for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-have-to-say-that-when-i-first-started-singing-i-didn-t-think-it-was/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

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> [I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/i-probably-wouldn-t-be-singing-if-not-for-michael-jackson-when-i/)

[Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/)

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> [I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn't want to stop singing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-read-a-comment-that-made-me-think-i-should-stop-singing-for-a-while/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

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> [Years ago I sang on a track using that voice and someone asked, 'Who is that terribly depressed man' ... But Patrick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-gerrard/years-ago-i-sang-on-a-track-using-that-voice-and-someone-asked-who-is/)

[Lisa Gerrard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-gerrard/)

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