American idol Quote by Barry Manilow

“I stayed to spy on them. I heard my mother moaning, and crying out for Chris. Then she surprised me. “Momma, where has Momma…

— V.C. Andrews

Most of the time, the lyrics are kind of like my secret messages to my friends or my boyfriend or my mom or my…

— Imogen Heap

One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said. It hurt…

— Michael Jackson

The way I teach people to sing... I have them talk the lyric out until it sounds like something they really believe, like an…

— Margaret Whiting

On 'Idol,' I understood that everyone wanted to hear my vocals, so I stuck with the ballads.

— Jessica Sanchez

Here's to the kids who can relate to every Taylor Swift song.

— Anonymous

I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, 'You should never…

— Mick Jagger

I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention.

— Kiki Dee

“Every person had lyrics in their life that were too painful to sing.”

— Brittainy C. Cherry

I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.

— David Gilmour

I was born a lyric. My Mom, Melody, fed me quarter notes, made me a rockstar

— Michaleen O'neill

I stopped telling people what lyrics meant to them when I saw them tattoo it on them, because it clearly meant much more to…

— Finneas