Singers Quotes

953 Singers quotes by 701 unique authors

Frank (Frank Sinatra) is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine? — Bing Crosby
Mine is an actor's voice, not a singer's voice, but the part was written for an actor (Richard Burton), not a singer. — Jeremy Irons
Sometimes I do a Dylan song and it seems to fit me so right that I figure maybe I wrote it. Dylan didn’t always do… — Jimi Hendrix
A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and… — Ella Fitzgerald
I think it was just an opera. Now, you go to opera, you expect to see and hear what the opera is. So, it was… — Cab Calloway
There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste. — Sarah Vaughan
I don't know why people call me a jazz singer, though I guess people associate me with jazz because I was raised in it, from… — Sarah Vaughan
I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career. — Carrie Ann Inaba
Whenever I become discouraged (which is on alternate Tuesdays, between three and four) I lift my spirits by remembering: The artists are on our side!… — Howard Zinn
I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a… — Della Reese
That sound in tune to you? Sounds sharp to me. Sounds like I'm playing sharp all the time. My singing teacher told us you should… — Charles Mingus
When I was 2 my mom said she knew I was going to be a singer. I`ve been performing ever since I was a young… — Avril Lavigne
Would ask me, what do you want to be when you're older? and I'd be like, a singer, and they'd be like, what do you… — Leona Lewis
You know, I'm fifty-two now and I call myself a singer. Before I kick it I want to be able to carry a tune in… — Iggy Pop
I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting. — Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will… — Sarah McLachlan
I didn't know whether I wanted to be an actress or a singer then. — Julie Harris
It's nice to establish yourself as an actor first and a singer second. Proof is such a tremendous piece of work, and I'm incredibly lucky… — Neil Patrick Harris
I wasn't actually trained by my mother, she said she never taught me but she was a great singer herself and I can't remember when… — Joan Sutherland
Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If youre a sportsman or youre a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you… — Joan Sutherland
I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though. — Emmy Rossum
I've been messing around in the studio the last couple of years. But I don't want to worry about being taken seriously as a singer.… — Rebecca Romijn
I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound. — Sara Bareilles
This is a setback. You get back up, you dust yourself off, and you get back in the game. We had a great singer named… — Don King
I always thought I was a singer, but I really am not. — Eddie Albert

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