Singing Quotes
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I'm almost a black singer. And without the backbeat, it's singer/songwriter. There's a definite choice to be made there, every time. And I love the sex of singing with a beat; I like the sexiness of it. I think it's really where I'm from.
John Waite
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If I didn't start singing in the cabarets and on my albums, I could have never even tried something like 'Capone.'
Danny Aiello
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I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.
Fantasia Barrino
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In terms of men being feminist allies, it's just important to speak from your own place. I'd love to hear men singing about masculinity and the damage it does to them.
Kathleen Hanna Bikini Kill
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When I was singing, everybody liked me.
Nana Mouskouri
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I just tend to do things to myself that I don't realize I'm doing. Sometimes I bite my lip so that it splits and hurts, and yet I can't stop. And sometimes I'd play shows on the last run, I'd scratch my neck while I was singing, and I'd horrified to see these red streaks of blood after.
Fiona Apple
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Singing was my first passion. Whenever I sing, I'm always so happy.
Keke Palmer
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The Righteous Brothers got so heavy because of the dramatic hit records like 'Lovin' Feelin.' Bobby and I just felt like we were a couple of Orange County guys who were just having a great time singing rock n' roll, and then, boy, it became something else.
Bill Medley The Righteous Brothers
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
Barbra Streisand
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As I go back and listen, the other girls weren't singing quite like I was.
Wanda Jackson
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Everyone looks adorable singing with James Corden.
Walt Mossberg
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I love to listen to pop music and I admire people who do that, but I don't think I would ever be a very good pop star. I always leave that singing voice for the shower! I wouldn't put it out in the world!
Katherine Jenkins
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I started playing guitar when I was 14 and eventually gained the confidence to start singing a little bit.
Jacob Whitesides
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I sing all the time. But maybe nobody's hearing it, because I'm singing in my car or in my house or whatever. I don't need the roar of the crowd, and I don't need to hear cheers to feel validated.
Natalie Maines
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I'm a true singer who grew up singing in church, so I love singing my heart out.
Naturi Naughton 3LW
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When I'm up on stage, I don't think about anything except the song I'm singing. Anyway, the majority of my audience is female, and I can't think that many of them want to see me a French maid outfit somehow!
Louise Nurding
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I just like to switch things up all the time. Like when it comes to singing, I try to find a different character for each song.
John Frusciante
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I started playing the guitar when we started filming the pilot to 'Lost in Space,' which was way back in December of 1964, and there's a little bit in the pilot that was used in the first season where Will Robinson is sitting around some bad foam rubber rock playing and singing 'Greensleeves.'
Bill Mumy
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Singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth.
Edith Piaf
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I try to write life and not songs. People live life, and when you write life, you're going to mess around and touch somebody's heart, and they'll relate to you and what you're singing about.
R. Kelly
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Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.
Natasha Bedingfield
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There were so many groups that I had in college, but I was always the solo singer. But what made it so unusual back in the day was that I was a black girl playing with all these white musicians, and I was also singing rock music on top of it.
Natalie Cole
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I grew up seeing my parents perform and sing, and I just always wanted to be singing, too. Music has always been my deepest passion and what I felt most connected to.
Leah LaBelle
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At the age of 15 I began my singing lessons, and once I became a professional performer, I dove into acting.
Elena Roger