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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not like you have two sets of vocal cords. You only have one, and if you exhaust it from talking, then you're also affecting your singing.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was always music playing in the house. I started singing at three, like my sisters did. When I was around four, we decided to put together a group and had so much fun with it.
- Nov 07, 2020
I do more singing than dubbing.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
A song like 'Kilimanjaro,' which is such a fun, entertaining track... Singing the song was an amazing experience.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me 'Varayo' is a special song, not just because it has given me seven awards so far, but the experience of singing with Unnikrishnan ji.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will safely say that I prefer singing a song in a stretch if I am allowed to. A lot of times, I do choose to and do sing the asthayi and antara in one take, respectively. And I give a few takes until I feel it is perfect.
- Lines
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the continuity of singing my lines together instead of going line by line.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was brought up by my mother, and she is my guru in classical singing. I have trained primarily under her.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were times in my career I went a little further than I wanted because of expectations. Doing certain things onstage when children were in the audience, wearing certain clothes, singing certain lyrics.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I could perform on stage with any musical act or performer, it would be Sugar Ray, just to fulfill my childhood dream of singing with Mark McGrath.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love singing - singing is what I'm famous for doing. Now it's turned into things I am famous for doing - like having rows with my mum or about my boyfriend, so it does get irritating.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish I could've been friends with Charlie Parker and played with him. That's my period. I feel real close to the '40s - and actually, I was born in '37, so I was a kid singing on the radio in the '40s. But I always dreamed of going to big cities.
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- Nov 07, 2020