Singer Quotes

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

We are rich in the quantity of songs rather than in the quality. The singer has to go through hundreds of compositions before he finds one that really says something.

There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my son, which was very, very strange for a singer.

So they've actually - it's not that her character is a singer, but she had ambition to do that at an earlier time in her life. So I've actually sung two or three times now on the show.

I sing, but I don't think of myself as a singer.

I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

I made a living being a background singer for years.

I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time.

I always wanted to be a singer, it's what I wanted to do since I was little. I'm doing it now and I couldn't be happier.

If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer.

These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles. The ones that you sing when you're driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.

The question is not... if art is enough to fulfill my life, but if I am true to the path I have set for myself, if I am the best I can be in the things I do. Am I living up to the reasons I became a singer in the first place?

It was darn nigh impossible for women in rock in the '70s. There wasn't a mold if you were a woman and you were in the entertainment in the '70s. You were probably a disco diva or a folk singer, or simply ornamental. Radio would play only one woman per hour.

There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.

I would have wanted to be a rock star, a lead singer, if I wasn't a model. I'd go touring in a bus with my band. In my next life, that's the plan.

My mother is a singer, still performs today; she's a jazz singer.

I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.

I'm not a singer, and I'm not a brilliant dancer.

There's a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever.

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song.

When a singer leaves a band, I believe the band loses something creatively and the fans are disappointed too.

I listen to Mark Chestnutt and think he's a great singer - and he really does good material.

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter.

I'm not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.

It's really hard for actors to cross over and get any respect as a singer, and if I could just keep it separate and not use my music in movies, it's cool.

If somebody asks me to recommend a young, good singer, I always do.

I hope Britney doesn't get bummed out that Lindsey is a better singer. It is not Lindsey saying it, it's me. Lindsey would never say that. She's an actress first. It's just a bonus that she can dance and sing.

A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape!