Singer Quotes
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"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're the honky," she said, "who stole my song and got a hit out of it?
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
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The lead singer is such a prominent thing, where drums are more of a supporting instrument.
Danny Carey
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I'd always thought, 'When I finish modelling, I'm going to pursue this.' But then it really kind of hit me. I realized, 'Well, no, you can't do it when it's convenient. If I'm going to do it, I've got to do it right now.' (talking about pursuing her career as a singer).
Erica Packer
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I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought.
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
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I would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can be.
Debby Boone
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I auditioned for a play in fifth grade, and that's when I knew that I wanted to be a singer and performer.
Jordan Pruitt
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As a singer you're a great dancer.
Amy Leslie
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I was not going to be a stupid girl singer. I was going to be way more than that.
Stevie Nicks Fleetwood Mac
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I'm not the kind of singer that's always super, super careful.
Floor Jansen Nightwish
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I've wanted to not play as much. I would like to just sing now. Even though I don't think I'm a great singer, I wouldn't mind just - not being a frontman, per se, but singing and not playing.
Stephen Malkmus Pavement
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I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish--cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup singer.
Haruki Murakami
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I mainly like to do singer/songwriter kind of stuff.
Hayley Orrantia
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I don't need to be the singer of Nightwish 24/7 when I'm not touring or when I want to go to the supermarket in my comfy pants.
Floor Jansen Nightwish
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There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.
Steve Lukather Toto
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Adolescents tend to be passionate people, and passion is no less real because it is directed toward a hot-rod, a commercialized popular singer, or the leader of a black-jacketed gang.
Edgar Friedenberg
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I'm trying to be a professional singer. ... I've never been given the chance before. But here's hoping it'll change.
Susan Boyle
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As a singer, you need to find you water that works for you.
Mel B Spice Girls
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My first instrument is piano, I play some piano and guitar. So my solo music is more like real singer/songwriter type stuff.
Nikki Jean
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Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel
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Everyone's a singer now, thanks to karaoke, for better and for much worse. But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.
Alan Bishop
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I don't think of myself as a dancer. I think of myself as a singer-actress who moves really well.
Sutton Foster
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Traditionally speaking, the three biggest twats in any band are the singer, the keyboardist and the drummer. I don't need to say anything else.
Noel Gallagher Oasis
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When the world began, it was very small. Songs blew the earth up to its present size. Songs turn frustration into power, anxiety into comfort. Like a blanket, they form a zone of protection around the singer. Sing on the way home alone at night in a fearful place and the song will move out into the space around you. Is this not prayer, sounds that come from our breath, lifting the spirit as they meet the air?
Ellen Meloy
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When you are up close to an opera singer, hearing this incredible volume of noise coming from a human being - its beyond belief.
Eve Best