William Singe (Liam Anthony "William" Singe) Quotes

Songwriting was definitely first. I started singing, and then I was rapping; then I went back to singing. As I was growing up, I just taught myself piano and guitar.

William Singe

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• Myself
• Songwriting
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• Rapping

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• An incident that left an impression on me was the 1999 sub-junior national boxing championship held in Calcutta. I had trained extremely hard to get there but got kicked out in the first round itself. 'If others can win, why can't you?' I repeatedly asked myself.

  

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• Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.

  

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• The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.

  

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• By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I've always tried to be self-sufficient.

  

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• I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically.

  

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• Songwriting was definitely first. I started singing, and then I was rapping; then I went back to singing. As I was growing up, I just taught myself piano and guitar.

  

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  • Growing
  • Myself
  • Songwriting