Able Quote by Ben E. King

I wanted to sing about things that moved me and experiences I had collected throughout life.

— Alice Merton

I began to go to concerts when I was 12 years old. And I would stand there, the small imp that I was, and…

— Anonymous

Well, I think at first, songs were sort of the vehicle which allowed me to be on the stage and get to hold a…

— Taylor Goldsmith

I loved all music as a listener, but I didn't think I could sing, but there was something about rhythmic rapping and poetry that…

— Jelly Roll

Music was a means through which I could meet people and sort of begin the process of exploring who I was or who I…

— Carrie Brownstein

Mostly singing was cathartic, writing was cathartic, therapeutic. I don't think I had a goal, particularly, to sing or put it out there for…

— Lisa Marie Presley

In the past, when I'd recorded during a break in a tour, it was so easy to sing, because I felt strong. Also, like…

— Amy Grant

Performing was easy because I believed that I could sing, but that was an outside thing.

— Gloria Gaynor

My parents say that I was singing before I could talk. I personally remember specific moments at three or four when music was playing…

— Tori Kelly

I grew up with music in the house. I was told I could sing as soon as I started talking. Everybody in my family…

— Tracy Chapman

Singing other people's material was perceived, I think, as a weakness of my persona. The effect, though, was to make me dig my heels…

— Rickie Lee Jones

In the olden days, everybody sang. You were expected to sing as well as talk. It was a mark of the cultured man to…

— Leonard Bernstein