- First Thing
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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
- Bedroom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did my first musical in 4th grade as Huck Finn. By 11th grade, I was starring in 'Godspell' and 'Pippin' and pretending to be Che in 'Evita' in my bedroom. Singing has always been a huge part of me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are some songs that don't belong to The Animals that I refuse to give in to and not do. I enjoy singing other people's songs, you know. That's why they're written in the first place.
- Guitar Playing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing - something I couldn't wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn't really enjoy.
- Natural
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing in Gaelic is very, very natural to do. I think lends itself very much so to being sung.
- Fierce
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started singing at the Met when I was seven, and the competition was so fierce that it really prepared me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
From me growing up with a large family and everybody singing around the Christmas tree, it was a wonderful, wonderful upbringing.
- Cords
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always take a hot shower before I go onstage. It's so refreshing. I let the steam into my throat. That's the way I warm up my vocal cords - in the shower. I start by humming and then finally singing.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I dream about singing. I would love to sing and write.
- Notes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I write notes that I have difficulty singing.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I can remember singing along with my ma all of the time. I wouldn't say she necessarily 'taught' me how to sing, but she was definitely the first person to inspire me to sing and the first to intrigue me vocally. I've always had a natural ear for music, though.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a kind of angsty teenager and I would write diaries and write stuff down all the time. Sometimes I get to the level on stage where I'm singing and it feels heavy, but not always.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just sing and write songs and wear what I want. It's quite a good job really. If I wanted to I suppose I could become more of a fashion icon, but singing is my thing.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ever since I was a little kid, whenever my parents would have company over, I would put on shows, whether they would be magic shows, singing shows, dancing shows, little skits.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020