Singing Quotes
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I just have to express myself somehow, either through singing, dance or fitness. You get sick of it; you have days where you think you don't want to do it, but generally after I've done something, I feel better. That's why I do the exercise: to earn my bar of chocolate and cappuccino.
Bonnie Langford
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To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.
Elliott Yamin
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It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing.
Ed Sheeran
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One of the interesting things an artist does is they keep rediscovering things, whether it's a jazz piece or a role you've done for 3,000 performances or a song you're singing for the 3,000th time. My job is to find that spark that keeps it fresh and alive.
Brian Stokes Mitchell
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The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing.
Alexis de Tocqueville
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I literally came out of high school thinking that I was going to do something in the sports world because I grew up with a very sports-oriented family. My last year of school, I got involved with playing guitar and singing, and I joined a band and I just decided that year somehow that I was going to play music.
Dean Geyer
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When I was very young, there was a lot of music at home, mostly jazz. I was walking around singing and pretending I was in bands from a very young age. But the first song that was really personal to me was 'Blue Suede Shoes'.
Nile Rodgers
Chic
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If I wasn't singing, I'd probably be, probably an accountant.
Janet Jackson
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I started taking music lessons and singing when I was about ten.
Alex Winston
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When I was 5 years old, I was coming up the stairs, and I saw my mom standing there, singing 'A Quiet Thing' a cappella, and it was such a differentiating moment for me. I realized that we are separate from each other - she has dreams and goals.
Laura Benanti
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I know I express myself best singing love songs, and Jim Steinman gave me my rock style, which I have always wanted. I can express myself best putting a lot of emotion into singing rock songs.
Bonnie Tyler
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Singing and dancing are the greatest emotional outlets you can have.
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
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I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.
Anita Baker
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It does feel really good when you play a new song, and it's the loudest singalong of the night. It means just as much when we're playing the old songs, and people are singing along to those, too.
Benji Madden
Good Charlotte
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Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
Bjork
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My mom's a concert pianist, so she started teaching me when I was around seven. When I was eight, I started writing my own songs, and kinda started putting piano and singing together. But I'm trained classically, which is a big influence on me, I think.
Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde
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The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that one day I'd be a singer. When you're young, you don't see the signs.
Victoria Legrand
Beach House
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It sometimes takes 6 months or more after you've written and recorded it before you can start to enjoy the experience of singing the song.
Matt Shultz
Cage the Elephant
