- Me
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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
- Every Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing is something I do every day - not every other month. When I touch the mic, the same thing happens every time.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was singing totally jazz then, but when I heard the Beatles and heard the gospel influence and everything, I just said, 'I can make jazz with R&B.'
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, I did what I now call 'extreme singing.' I could do this thing where I would sing really high. I can't really do that anymore, at my age. My voice has shifted. It's changed.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow up freestyling.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pretty much my whole life, I've been a performer and have loved singing and writing songs in my room for my own ears.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That's all I know.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
A musical film is my idea of heaven. You can pre-record, you don't have to sing live. Singing live was the bit I hated the most. I never felt like a confident singer.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's not enough money in the world to get me singing 'Because We Want To' again. I wouldn't do it. I think Beyonce Knowles got a couple of million for a private show but I would be happy to turn it down.
- Foam
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing the guitar when we started filming the pilot to 'Lost in Space,' which was way back in December of 1964, and there's a little bit in the pilot that was used in the first season where Will Robinson is sitting around some bad foam rubber rock playing and singing 'Greensleeves.'
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020