Singing Quotes
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When I was 15 years old, my cousin and I formed a singing group called The Altaires. And, because we became the most popular singing group in the Tri-State area, the rest of the group convinced me I should play the guitar - even though I didn't own one! So what happened was, my stepfather actually made my first electric guitar for me for $23!
George Benson
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(singing) Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!/
Maria Bamford
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I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
Layne Thomas Staley Alice in Chains
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I kinda learned to sing singing to Echo and the Bunnymen songs and Smiths songs: Morrissey would be a big favorite.
James Mercer Broken Bells
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Get into the habit of singing a tune. It will give you new life and fill you with joy. Get into the habit of dancing. It will displace depression and dispel hardship.
Nachman of Breslov
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I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days, these days when it seemed God was down a dirt road, walking toward me. Years ago He was a swinging speck in the distance; now He is close enough I can hear His singing. Soon I will see the lines on His face.
Donald Miller
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When you're in a church, and you're singing about the presence of the Lord, it is so hard not to get overjoyed because I know Him.
Deborah Joy Winans
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I won my first singing award with 'Auliya.'
Armaan Malik
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Even if the production doesn't feel African, the vocal delivery - singing through your nose. Specifically, Highlife music from Nigeria. That was the first music I ever heard as a child. So singing through my nose is something I do often, and that's directly rooted in my heritage.
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson
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I love singing, but I feel very naked and very vulnerable when I'm singing sometimes. With acting, I always think that it doesn't matter what you are as long as you're truthful in that moment. But with singing, you always have to hit the note. It's not like you can just go, 'Oh, it doesn't really matter what note you sing!'
Jake Epstein
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I personally don't think you can love two things like dancing and singing the same exact amount. There is always one that you like more, and that is most likely the one that you're better at, because you try harder in it.
Bella Thorne
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I love singing, and whenever I can sing some more vocal leads, I always covet the chance.
Nancy Wilson Heart
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A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.
James Stephens
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What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that!
Joe Strummer The Clash
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I was just trying out and having some fun. I don't think I'd want to pursue singing as a career; it's an on-the-side thing. It would be great if I could make a career out of it but if I can't, that's OK too.
William Hung
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I'm not interested in how well someone can sing. It's what you're singing that interests me.
Bernard Sumner Bad Lieutenant
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I played soccer for nine years, so I took that route instead of singing. I played on the outside team as well as in school, so I was always playing soccer. It wasn't until I moved back to London that I really, like, started investing in music again and realized, OK, yeah, this is definitely what I want to do.
Ella Mai
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Phil Hartman singing:I hide behind these wigs and this make-up, but tonight, I'm gonna let myself shine through. They're gonna see the real Phil Hartman, TONIGHT!
Phil Hartman
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I grew up performing and singing. And acting, the idea of it just sort of fell into my lap. And I was a little hesitant at first, but I was like, 'Okay, I'll try it.'
Lucy Hale
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I love singing.
Lindi Ortega
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I'm not really comfortable singing without accompanying myself on stage - I'm not used to it.
Paul McCartney The Beatles
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My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem.
Colin Firth
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The power of the masses can influence any government in the world. The power of the masses can elect an official, start a revolution, and drive history. Nelson Mandela did it alone from his prison cell. Ghandi did it lying down. Egypt did it singing songs.
Jason Mraz
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The 81 days of detention were a nightmare. I am not unique; it happened to many people in China. Conditions were extreme, created by a system that thinks it is above the law and has become a kind of monstrous machine. There were so many moments when I felt desperate and hopeless. But still, the next morning, I heard the birds singing.
Ai Weiwei