--- title: "19 Tone Deaf Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 19 Tone Deaf quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Tone Deaf sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/rachelle-lefevre-19316_am_i-am-tone-deaf-1673324_1673324.jpg" --- > [I am tone deaf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachelle-lefevre/i-am-tone-deaf/) [Rachelle Lefevre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachelle-lefevre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/rachelle-lefevre-19316_am_i-am-tone-deaf-1673324_1673324.jpg) > [I'm literally tone-deaf with singing. It's unreal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-holland/i-m-literally-tone-deaf-with-singing-it-s-unreal/) [Tom Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/tom-holland-3180_literally_i-m-literally-tone-deaf-with-singing-it_2723793.jpg) > [I knew he would never play for Wales ... he's tone deaf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-davis/i-knew-he-would-never-play-for-wales-he-s-tone-deaf/) [Vernon Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/vernon-davis-13867_deaf_i-knew-he-would-never-play-for-wales-he_1747377.png) > [I just think that Stephen Miller is completely tone deaf when it comes to reforming our immigration system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-coffman/i-just-think-that-stephen-miller-is-completely-tone-deaf-when-it/) [Mike Coffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-coffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/mike-coffman-20772_deaf_i-just-think-that-stephen-miller-is-comp_2616505.jpg) > [I was actually tone deaf until I had tumors in my ears - I had very small ear canals - removed. Once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-worsham/i-was-actually-tone-deaf-until-i-had-tumors-in-my-ears-i-had-very/) [Lauren Worsham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-worsham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/lauren-worsham-40023_able_i-was-actually-tone-deaf-until-i-had-tum_310384.jpg) > [But I'm tone deaf - window-shattering tone deaf. I can't sing for the life of me. I can't sing or dance, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-patel/but-i-m-tone-deaf-window-shattering-tone-deaf-i-can-t-sing-for-the/) [Dev Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-patel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/dev-patel-33998_deaf_but-i-m-tone-deaf-window-shattering-tone_2717242.png) > [“They sit in their soundproof rooms and issue tone-deaf edicts and call themselves controlling the world. And one day they ask you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-s-jennsen/they-sit-in-their-soundproof-rooms-and-issue-tone-deaf-edicts-and/) [G.S. Jennsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-s-jennsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/g-s-jennsen-10400_adventure_they-sit-in-their-soundproof-rooms-and-i_1583356.jpg) > [“I already know the words. I just need to learn the beat. This tone-deaf white girl will try to make music out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-cohn/i-already-know-the-words-i-just-need-to-learn-the-beat-this-tone-deaf/) [Rachel Cohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-cohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/rachel-cohn-1244_music_i-already-know-the-words-i-just-need-to_1361557.png) > [“See, some people politely encourage their tone-deaf friends to sing. Some people even convince them to go on live television and audition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-ockler/see-some-people-politely-encourage-their-tone-deaf-friends-to-sing/) [Sarah Ockler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-ockler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/sarah-ockler-1719_friends_see-some-people-politely-encourage-their_494069.jpg) > [I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorja-fox/i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-singer-in-a-band-i-can-t-sing-i-m-almost-tone/) [Jorja Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorja-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/jorja-fox-21651_band_i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-singer-in-a-band-i_3219643.jpg) > [Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-camp/ultimately-i-don-t-think-you-can-teach-a-tone-deaf-person-how-to-sing/) [Anna Camp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-camp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/anna-camp-29201_born_ultimately-i-don-t-think-you-can-teach-a_268331.jpg) > [Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I'm tone deaf to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/metaphorical-tone-deafness-is-when-people-are-unable-to-discern-what/) [Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/julian-baggini-3081_cold_metaphorical-tone-deafness-is-when-peopl_1885986.jpg) > [Even if nobody's singing, just when you talk, you're singing. I'll meet somebody and say, "Oh, I'm tone-deaf." I say, "You're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wynton-marsalis/even-if-nobody-s-singing-just-when-you-talk-you-re-singing-i-ll-meet/) [Wynton Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wynton-marsalis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/wynton-marsalis-1721_deaf_even-if-nobody-s-singing-just-when-you-t_2358122.jpg) > [“Guy: 'Can't you take a cue off the music?' Me: 'Can't I'm afraid. I'm tone-deaf.' Bill: 'Well, when the singing stops. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-sher/guy-can-t-you-take-a-cue-off-the-music-me-can-t-i-m-afraid-i-m-tone/) [Antony Sher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-sher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/antony-sher-15961_fear_guy-can-t-you-take-a-cue-off-the-music-m_2129975.jpg) > [I grew up in a really musical house where all of my brothers and sisters could sing, but I couldn't sing. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-balli/i-grew-up-in-a-really-musical-house-where-all-of-my-brothers-and/) [Dominic Balli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-balli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/dominic-balli-34091_brother_i-grew-up-in-a-really-musical-house-wher_1434233.jpg) > [People who want to be singers can be nurtured and taught, and they can make great strides. But, the truth is, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-degarmo/people-who-want-to-be-singers-can-be-nurtured-and-taught-and-they-can/) [Diana DeGarmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-degarmo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/diana-degarmo-10315_deaf_people-who-want-to-be-singers-can-be-nur_3039756.jpg) > [“A blanket could be used to say hello to a man who’s not only tone deaf, but also regular deaf. Just wave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-blanket-could-be-used-to-say-hello-to-a-man-who-s-not-only-tone/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/jarod-kintz-2_credit-card_a-blanket-could-be-used-to-say-hello-to_2088736.jpg) > [I was studying pre-med at UCLA when I decided show business was for me, and the best way to make it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbi-benton/i-was-studying-pre-med-at-ucla-when-i-decided-show-business-was-for/) [Barbi Benton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbi-benton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/barbi-benton-8588_best_i-was-studying-pre-med-at-ucla-when-i-de_1379478.jpg) > [For 'For Real,' where I play a singer who has to give up her passion for her husband and family, I practised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarita-choudhury/for-for-real-where-i-play-a-singer-who-has-to-give-up-her-passion-for/) [Sarita Choudhury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarita-choudhury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/sarita-choudhury-12654_deaf_for-for-real-where-i-play-a-singer-who-h_445426.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tone-deaf/#itemlist", "name": "Tone Deaf Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am tone deaf.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rachelle Lefevre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachelle-lefevre/i-am-tone-deaf/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/rachelle-lefevre-19316_am_i-am-tone-deaf-1673324_1673324.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/rachelle-lefevre-19316_am_i-am-tone-deaf-1673324_1673324.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/rachelle-lefevre-19316_am_i-am-tone-deaf-1673324_1673324.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am tone deaf.” — Rachelle Lefevre", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm literally tone-deaf with singing. 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