Singing Quotes
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Occasionally I play the music for my mother when she demands to hear it and she always just says, 'Who is that singing? I don't like the singing.' And then she says 'Who's doing all that bumpety-bump noise?' It's all noise backing up horrible singing as far as she's concerned. She's not a show-biz mother.
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When I was growing up, radio DJs were celebrities, not just the people singing the songs.
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Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest, Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar and soaring ever singest.
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I get a lot of shit because I put "I" in the lyrics all the time. The "I" is always for someone else... When I say "I," it's so that when that person is singing along with the song, it empowers them.
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I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.
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Obviously I've always loved singing and performing, but I fell in love with songwriting and then I enjoyed doing that for other people and getting coached. But then I kind of stumbled into the right group of people that really started to create some unique music for me and what I wanted to say, so then it made me want to be an artist.
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When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.
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If I did any movies I'd have to take a break from singing, because I'd want it to be really good.
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The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There are a lot of people who can sing. It's just like when you go to church and people are singing because it sounds good, not because it feels good. There's a difference.
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Singing isn't always about being on key; it's about emotionality.
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Music was a thing of the soul — a rose-lipped shell that murmured of the eternal sea — a strange bird singing the songs of another shore.
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There is another alphabet Whispering from every leaf, Singing from every river, Shimmering from every sky.
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I really enjoy singing and I really enjoy acting, but singing I've been doing since I was really young.
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I'm just glad to be singing songs that touch people.
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I know that’s probably not always true, but I operate on the principle that if it sounds great when you’re just playing it on the piano or guitar and singing it, then making it into a stylistic statement is just not a problem. It’s just going to be a matter of time, turning the crank and getting an arrangement out of the song.
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I was never interested in singing in the church or school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.
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There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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I love the writers in Austin. We stick together. We all like each other and go to each other's book signings in case no one else shows up.
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Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs as well. My point is that I stopped playing in bands and played solo for four years, to get back into the groove and pulse of writing and singing and who I am on stage.
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I was terrified, terrified in 'Songwriter,' because there I was, New York Jewish girl, singing country-western onstage with Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. I mean, forget it. I was so terrified.
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I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.
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I've learned how to be a better performer on stage and interact with the fans, make it feel like a collective experience more than just me singing songs on a stage and feeling really detached.
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The birds that were singing in the dew-drenched garden seemed to be telling the flowers about her.
