- 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
- Nov 07, 2020
I love the sound of voices singing together, congregational singing, anything like gospel, or folk, or sea shanties.
- Blue
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had just discovered jazz, and I started singing in a kind of blues cover band at the age of 15. We called ourselves - it was a terrible name - the Blue Zoots. We couldn't actually get our hands on zoot suits, nor did we dress in blue. We did covers of Screamin' Jay Hawkins and kind of Blues Brothers repertoire stuff.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I heard Tom Waits, it was like everything just flipped. It was just this fascination with him. My cousin showed me 'Small Change,' and I just couldn't get over that this was a white guy singing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me the voice is the most important, but making your singing believable makes a great performer.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll never forget when we played Shepherd's Bush in London. We played 'I Run To You', and we put the mic out for the last chorus, and you could hear them singing the chorus with the beautiful accent that they have.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Critics said I am nasal, but my fans made me hit. So I will not stop singing if critics don't like me.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started taking singing classes just two years ago. It was great. I never knew I could sing but I kind of found my voice.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now my music is kind of pop-rock, right? If I'm 25 and singing still, I don't want to be singing music like that.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
So many schools are getting rid of music programs and it's really sad because I know that when I started singing and stuff it was something that I always wanted to do and I never believed in myself to be able to do it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like 'Glee' because I love all the singing. It's like an hour-long music video. Those kids are so talented, and I love 'The Glee Project'.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have, all the days of my life, enjoyed singing very much.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020