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title: "5 Thought Performer Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-kottke/i-have-always-thought-of-myself-as-a-performer-first-and-way-down-the/)

[Leo Kottke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-kottke/)

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> [I never thought of being a performer, never thought of being a singer, never thought of being a photographer. It's just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-never-thought-of-being-a-performer-never-thought-of-being-a-singer/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/patti-smith-394_dreams_i-never-thought-of-being-a-performer-nev_735992.jpg)

> [I worked with my parents on the stage in production numbers since I was 4, but I never really gave much thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-reddy/i-worked-with-my-parents-on-the-stage-in-production-numbers-since-i/)

[Helen Reddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-reddy/)

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> [I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-hunt/i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-performer-or-songwriter-or-singer/)

[Sam Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-hunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/sam-hunt-3215_myself_i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-performer_2407661.jpg)

> [I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-cox/i-always-thought-that-it-was-every-performer-s-dream-that-s-the/)

[Deborah Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-cox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3c/deborah-cox-16153_able_i-always-thought-that-it-was-every-perfo_2747399.jpg)

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