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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing Quotes
How singing actually feels, nerves included.
These singing quotes take the craft seriously — one performer calls it among the toughest challenges of their career, and another admits karaoke brought back stage fright they hadn't felt in years. For related everyday reflection, see Like quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Seesaw,' I played Gittel Mosca, and because it was a musical, I loved it more because I was able to do anything. I was able to use all parts of me that I don't get to use... the comedy and the singing and the dancing.
- Being Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd say that Ray Charles is definitely the biggest influence on my singing. Also Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started out as a pianist and singer in gay and piano bars - they were the only places I could get a job singing show tunes.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't sing, like, I can't saaang. I'm no Luther! That to me is singing. Being able to hit a note doesn't mean you can sing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I studied voice at Yale with Blake Stern from the music school, and he had me singing German lieder and Italian songs.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't until the fourth or fifth Van Halen record that people would go, 'Wow! You're singing backgrounds on those records. That's not David Lee Roth.' And I go, 'Hell, no! That's not David Lee Roth.'
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got put out of my church choir because my pastor said, 'We can't have baby sister singing the blues and coming in here and singing on Sunday morning.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been dancing all my life and studied at Joffrey Ballet when I was 13 and singing all my life.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020