Singing Quotes

I grew up doing musical theatre in Orlando, Florida. When I was 14, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time - a deliveryman heard me singing and offered to deliver my demo tape to Sony Music. I was just really lucky.

Mandy Moore
- Up
- Time
- Music
I feel God has sent me to Earth to sing. I started singing when I was five, but I don't think I've worked as hard as many other people.

Lata Mangeshkar
- People
- God
- Earth

'In My Hands,' the title track, is my very first vocal attempt, and I'm not a singer as such. But I've always wanted to express myself vocally on my albums, and I don't really have much of a capability for singing. The strength is in, I think, the lyrics and just speaking. It just comes from inside.

Natalie MacMaster
- Myself
- Lyrics
- Strength
My heart is like a singing bird.

Christina Rossetti
- Heart
- Singing
- Bird
I think playback singing has a lot to do with voice acting. I would suggest to all the youngsters to understand the character, situation, and the story behind the songs. That is when you can add soul to the rendition which, I think, is missing in today's music.

Lata Mangeshkar
- Music
- Character
- Soul
When I'm not touring, I sing at home, either at the piano or I'll pick up my guitar, singing old Buck Owens songs.

Burton Cummings The Guess Who
- Up
- Home
- Singing
I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, sometimes unconsciously. And people stare at me, and I'm wondering why they're staring, and then I'm realizing that I'm belting out a tune.

Justin Timberlake NSYNC
- People
- Life
- Music
In my opinion, the biggest achievement was by Shankar-Jaikishan. With Raj Kapoor's 'Barsaat,' they changed the way we looked at playback singing.

Lata Mangeshkar
- Way
- Opinion
- Achievement