James Weldon Johnson Quote by Maya Angelou

“...singing ballads whose words had never known paper but lived only on the rasping edge of their own voices.”

— Laini Taylor

“Written words can also sing.”

— Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

“This is the way of long and empty roads: nearly forgotten things surface and singing voices improve.”

— Elizabeth Hay

“I sing without knowing what my song means, and whether the listening world is amazed or wounded.”

— Margarita Engle

Ayn Rand called her novella Anthem a "hymn to man's ego." My approach to Anthem the play was to provide the story a further…

— Jeff Britting

“Singing is the sound of the soul.”

— James Runcie

Folk Music is the map of singing.

— Alan Lomax

“The rolling sound of a good hymn badly sung is particularly evocative.”

— Iain Pears

“Beautiful songs and voice echo in my heart.”

— Toba Beta

“We should sing as we speak. I feel almost all vocal problems can be solved by shaping the singing technique to conform to the…

— Jerome Hines

“Before, singing was my life, my vocal chords used to lead the way. Now, I'm in-charge.”

— Celine Dion

My songs were always about the tone of voice rather than the words.

— Gil Scott-Heron