Coffee Quote by Jewel

I started singing in coffeehouses when I was still in high school, in Santa Barbara. I took a job washing dishes and busing tables…

— David Crosby

Before I was making music, I was homeless. I didn't have all the girls or any friends - and now I have everything that…

— PnB Rock

People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability.

— Mary J. Blige

People started noticing my singing on YouTube, and then I came to L.A., and I lived on a studio couch. I wrote songs every…

— Kim Petras

I sang in the choir growing up and more recently served on the worship team at my church in California.

— Deborah Joy Winans

I started out singing in high school in the choir and in a garage band.

— Stark Sands

I grew up singing in a church choir.

— John Grant

I just wanted to sing, in church or wherever.

— George Jones

I actually started as a singer in Brooklyn, and I lived in a community. To get out of the ghetto of my community, I…

— Charlemagne Palestine

I used to sing as a living while I was at university.

— Charlotte Ritchie

I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

— Patti Page

I went to work in a woman's home in Los Angeles as a mother's helper. I worked there about two years. Went to school…

— Georgia Holt