Coach Quote by Monica Barbaro

I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.

— Billy Squier

I didn't realize I could sing until I served someone tea at a cafe my parents owned in north west London, where we had…

— Liz Mitchell

I just wanted to sing, to get my voice heard. I knew I had to do everything possible to stay in the industry.

— Calum Scott

In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms.

— Don McLean

I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.

— Connie Britton

I've been singing my entire life. The guitar came to me later on down the road.

— Luke Combs

I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to…

— Natasha Bedingfield

I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.

— Anita Baker

For me, I'm more of a songwriter than a guitar player or singer. And not having things to work on was really kind of…

— Doug Martsch

I tried to get a job in music but was too unique to stand behind someone as a backing vocal or to sing in…

— Netta Barzilai

I was so fortunate to sing and work with so many amazing performers and artists.

— Rayvon Owen

I work on my voice through what I have to sing.

— Bryn Terfel