Singing Quotes - Page 37

I was never a kid who dreamt of being a performer. I started singing the songs because nobody knew who I was or cared at all. If I wasn't going to sing them, nobody was going to sing them, so I had to step in and fill that role myself.

What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music - participating in music, listening to music, making records and singing.

I make the songs and part of making them is singing them. But what you hear is not me. It's the song. It's through me.

It's very different. You do so many things in this play. You can't just focus on acting or singing. You have to be good at both. I'm very glad I did this play.

Growing around great musicians, you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was so natural to me that when I started singing, it was almost like speaking.

There is a lot of incredible talent out there, however, talent alone is not enough. Being a great singer does not matter, if you are not singing great songs. Having great songs will not be obvious to record executives if they are not professionally produced. Consistently performing those songs extremely well is essential.

Singing is my form of expression; it's what I've always done and I hope that in some capacity I'll always have that outlet. In the next few weeks I'm getting together with many varied kinds of songwriters. I'd really like to explore a few things and see what I can come out with.

I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson.

I disliked singing in English and neither liked the story nor the character of Cressida.

And my singing, I don't think I could sing Wagner or opera, but I could probably carry a tune. I was in a musical once, but it was never performed.

The condition of mankind is, and always has been, so miserable and depraved that, if anyone were to say to the poet: "For God's sake stop singing and do something useful like putting on the kettle or fetching bandages," what just reason could he give for refusing?

I had a record deal with Sony in the beginning of the 90s, and I was rapping and singing in my band.

When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.

She began framing the words of her telegram into a senseless singsong; so that several park keepers looked at her with suspicion and were only brought to a favourable opinion of her sanity by noticing the pearl necklace which she wore.

It isn't the height that scares me - the height makes me feel alive with energy, every organ and vessel and muscle in my body singing at the same pitch. Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.

Dancing was a big part of my life, but I would never consider myself a dancer. I adore singing, and music has always been a huge part of my life, but I also enjoy acting.

Singing is my profession - there is no plan B.

Singing has opened so many doors for me. And that's definitely a true passion of mine. It's a natural, God-given gift.

For me, we've been singing diversity in movies for 16 years, so it's just beautiful to see the rest of the world finally catching on and they're making it a point to do it.

I'm concentrating on singing so much. I don't think of anything else.

I grew up only singing country. I did listen to like Debbie Gibson and other pop music, but I would only sing country music.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

I realize that singing is saving my life, once I started again.

Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing.

That's more along what the story is, as opposed to me being onstage singing.