About Quote by Harvey Pekar

I couldn't be an artist who was told what to do, what to be, what to sing.

— Tulisa

I just wanted a song to sing, and there came a point where I couldn't sing anything...nobo dy else was writing what I wanted…

— Bob Dylan

For a while, I thought I would maybe be a writer. But with music, I was such a nerd; I was really obsessive about…

— Perfume Genius

I didn't know if I could write. I was writing all these songs at home and was like, 'Maybe I can write?'

— Morgan Wallen

Some may say that I couldn't sing, but no one can say that I didn't sing.

— Florence Foster Jenkins

I'm so used to people slagging me off. Since the beginning of my career I've been told I have no talent, I can't sing…

— Madonna Ciccone

I liked writing, I liked performing, but I couldn't sing or dance.

— Taylor Tomlinson

The thing about me is, coming from an alternative music background and singing for nine years, being basically invisible, I'm so used to writing…

— Lana Del Rey

I love to write, to sing, to make music. Not to act: I am horrible.

— Kim Carnes

I put out a recording of me singing mostly jazz because I wanted people to know I'm coming from a jazz background.

— Rickie Lee Jones

When I started singing, people said I couldn't sing because I was a music director. I proved them wrong.

— Himesh Reshammiya

I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.

— Carole King