- Having
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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
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ariana Grande was on a TV show, and then she started her career singing. If I'm offered a TV show, I'm going to pursue that and then see if I can push my singing. And then if I push my singing, awesome. My biggest goal, though? Be an actress in movies. I would love to have a career like Meryl Streep's someday.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing really is acting. In a lot of ways, it's much more personal. I love music, and being able to work on that is amazing.
- Beginning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess, from the beginning, Thurston and Kim were the dominant singers in the band, and although I was singing in bands previously, I guess I mainly deferred to them a lot in terms of who was singing the bulk of the songs.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in grade school and high school, I did a lot of chorale singing. And the chorus would be tenor, bass, and alto and soprano.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before singing, I was acting. I was always more into acting than singing. It was the first thing I always wanted to do.
- Emotions
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing is also like acting, since I memorize my lines, and I sing with emotions, too.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
With acting, the response is usually delayed and takes time, unlike with singing, from where I instantly get fans' response.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a year into 'Miss Saigon,' that I was going to be a performer, that I was going to be singing and acting.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up seeing my parents perform and sing, and I just always wanted to be singing, too. Music has always been my deepest passion and what I felt most connected to.
- Talk
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- Nov 07, 2020
I first started to sing when I started to talk. As soon as I could form words and sounds together, I was singing.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think singing traditional country is wonderful, because I'm bringing it to my generation and to the younger kids.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020