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title: "33 Singing Life Quotes by 32 authors"
description: "Browse 33 Singing Life quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Singing Life sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I'm singing the blues, I'm singing life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etta-james/when-i-m-singing-the-blues-i-m-singing-life/)

[Etta James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etta-james/)

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> [I've been singing most of my life in choirs and musicals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-reid/i-ve-been-singing-most-of-my-life-in-choirs-and-musicals/)

[Noah Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-reid/)

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> [I've been singing my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desi-lydic/i-ve-been-singing-my-whole-life/)

[Desi Lydic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desi-lydic/)

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> [Singing is and always will be a part of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tammin-sursok/singing-is-and-always-will-be-a-part-of-my-life/)

[Tammin Sursok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tammin-sursok/)

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> [But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/placido-domingo/but-enough-joking-i-am-singing-this-is-all-my-life/)

[Placido Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/placido-domingo/)

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> [I've been singing all of my life, one way or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-dunbar/i-ve-been-singing-all-of-my-life-one-way-or-another/)

[Adrian Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-dunbar/)

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> [I grew up in a tiny village on top of a mountain and have been skiing and singing all my life!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/astrid-s/i-grew-up-in-a-tiny-village-on-top-of-a-mountain-and-have-been-skiing/)

[Astrid S](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/astrid-s/)

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> [I have been singing all my life, so it is pretty much second nature to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-watson/i-have-been-singing-all-my-life-so-it-is-pretty-much-second-nature-to/)

[Gene Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-watson/)

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> [Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberta-flack/strumming-my-pain-with-his-fingers-singing-my-life-with-his-words/)

[Roberta Flack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberta-flack/)

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> [Singing is my life. And when I can do that, that's when I'm free. That's when I'm at my happiest, I'm at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/singing-is-my-life-and-when-i-can-do-that-that-s-when-i-m-free-that-s/)

[Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/)

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> [“Before, singing was my life, my vocal chords used to lead the way. Now, I'm in-charge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celine-dion/before-singing-was-my-life-my-vocal-chords-used-to-lead-the-way-now-i/)

[Celine Dion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celine-dion/)

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> [I'm just singing about my own life. Singing about all the little stories in my life and the things I've been through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-perry/i-m-just-singing-about-my-own-life-singing-about-all-the-little/)

[Katy Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-perry/)

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> [Singing is my life, and I have to do it, or I'm going to go totally bananas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/singing-is-my-life-and-i-have-to-do-it-or-i-m-going-to-go-totally/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

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> [I've been singing most of my life. There's nothing better I could wish to be doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorja-smith/i-ve-been-singing-most-of-my-life-there-s-nothing-better-i-could-wish/)

[Jorja Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorja-smith/)

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> [I've been singing my whole life, since I was a kid; but never formally as a career. I did it in plays…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brittany-murphy/i-ve-been-singing-my-whole-life-since-i-was-a-kid-but-never-formally/)

[Brittany Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brittany-murphy/)

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> [When I started singing about my life and what I was going through, I felt more confident. It was my own life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/when-i-started-singing-about-my-life-and-what-i-was-going-through-i/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

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> [Singing is something that I have done all my life, but what I did on my first two records was to hide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hildur-gudnadottir/singing-is-something-that-i-have-done-all-my-life-but-what-i-did-on/)

[Hildur Gudnadottir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hildur-gudnadottir/)

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> [I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-ve-been-singing-all-my-life-i-ve-always-wanted-this-i-sang-in/)

[Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/)

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> [I knew I was a good singer - I've been singing my whole life, so I was comfortable enough with that -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-combs/i-knew-i-was-a-good-singer-i-ve-been-singing-my-whole-life-so-i-was/)

[Luke Combs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-combs/)

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> [I had always been singing, all of my life, but it wasn't until I got out of high school and was on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-had-always-been-singing-all-of-my-life-but-it-wasn-t-until-i-got/)

[Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/)

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> [It's so easy to get caught up in this weird life. This isn't normal and I'm not singing for people that live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-underwood/it-s-so-easy-to-get-caught-up-in-this-weird-life-this-isn-t-normal/)

[Carrie Underwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-underwood/)

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> [I've always been singing all my life, but I started playing guitar when I was 19, and that was my final year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuna/i-ve-always-been-singing-all-my-life-but-i-started-playing-guitar/)

[Yuna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuna/)

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> [Singing has always been a part of my life. I started at Opryland singing, and I realized I could make a living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kassie-depaiva/singing-has-always-been-a-part-of-my-life-i-started-at-opryland/)

[Kassie DePaiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kassie-depaiva/)

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> [I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fantasia-barrino/i-ve-been-wanting-to-sing-for-a-long-time-i-ve-been-singing-all-my/)

[Fantasia Barrino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fantasia-barrino/)

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> [I picked songs that I've been singing my whole life that stuck with me. I tried to pick stuff that was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-isaak/i-picked-songs-that-i-ve-been-singing-my-whole-life-that-stuck-with/)

[Chris Isaak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-isaak/)

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> [I worked in corrections because they had told me I wasn't going to make it in the music business. You know, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-worked-in-corrections-because-they-had-told-me-i-wasn-t-going-to/)

[Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/)

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> [I was not ambitious as a child. My father encouraged me to enter competitions and contests, which became very much part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-pausini/i-was-not-ambitious-as-a-child-my-father-encouraged-me-to-enter/)

[Laura Pausini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-pausini/)

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> [What I've wanted to do my whole life is just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cara-delevingne/what-i-ve-wanted-to-do-my-whole-life-is-just-act-when-i-was-younger-i/)

[Cara Delevingne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cara-delevingne/)

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> [I've been singing my whole life and I've always wanted to be able to pursue a music career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corbin-bleu/i-ve-been-singing-my-whole-life-and-i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-able-to/)

[Corbin Bleu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corbin-bleu/)

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> [I had been singing all my life, but I started acting in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-richardson/i-had-been-singing-all-my-life-but-i-started-acting-in-high-school/)

[Kevin Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-richardson/)

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> [Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celia-cruz/singing-is-my-life-it-has-always-been-my-life-it-will-always-be-my/)

[Celia Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celia-cruz/)

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> [I never really thought about pursuing singing because my whole life was about dance and singing just kind of came with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaitlyn-bristowe/i-never-really-thought-about-pursuing-singing-because-my-whole-life/)

[Kaitlyn Bristowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaitlyn-bristowe/)

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> [Once youve done Broadway, youd better be able to sing! Yeah, Ive been singing my whole life, and I had records out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfonso-ribeiro/once-youve-done-broadway-youd-better-be-able-to-sing-yeah-ive-been/)

[Alfonso Ribeiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfonso-ribeiro/)

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