Top 1200 Singer-songwriters Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

My favorite singer is Lauryn Hill - all time, hands down. She was my biggest inspiration growing up.

It's not that I don't have talent. I've had four gold albums in Scandinavia and they never heard of me as anything but a singer.

I don't want to feel that I'm a singer or an actress - being able to say that those are just experiences is what I enjoy.

I really admire songwriters or any kind of writer, painter or artist that says, "I'm going to get up at 8 o'clock in the morning and spend this time to this time creating." I do that sometimes, but the songs I like the best come as gifts from somewhere. It's almost like you didn't do anything, like you can't take credit for it because you sat down and the melody and words came out.

I really like singing. I believe that if I wasn't a good singer, I would have been tossed out of school.

We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer's accent. That's just pretending to be something you ain't.

Robert Plant was always my favorite singer-and hes said nice things about me, you know.

Like our title song “Clap”, I want to become a singer that receive the applause from all people.

I know I'm not Freddie Mercury or Ann Wilson, and that's okay. You don't have to be a great singer to sing rock and roll. That's not what it's about.

I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting.

Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.

Nathan McEuen's light is shining bright. A fine singer, guitarist and an excellent songwriter. There is hope on the horizon.

Being a singer is not just for popularity, it is more like cheering people's hearts and never forget my root.

You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough.

The only male singer who I've seen besides myself and who's better than me--that is Michael Jackson.

I'm a musician at heart, I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

When I'm out and people ask me what I do for a living, the worst thing you can say is, 'I'm a singer.' It opens up a can of worms.

My writing voice is a little quirkier, more singer-songwriter-y than the Top 40 stuff I cover.

The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of.

My grandfather was actually a doo-wop singer in Panama. They were called The Dominos. He was the high soprano voice.

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

I had a great time playing on '1984.' I felt like I was growing as a player and background singer.

Ambition, in one respect, is like a singer's voice; pitched at too high a key, it breaks and comes to nothing.

Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter, a major influence on my own music from the very start.

I wish people would just like me for what I am, the singer in an OK new wave band.

I'm an intense singer, so I look like I need the toilet every time I hit a high-note.

I'm not known as a singer, but in life I like to do things that are a bit beyond my reach to keep myself from slipping.

Sometimes, I ask myself how any other singer could substitute the inspiration of god in their songs

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

The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me, I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

He [Patrick Stump] is been a friend of ours for a long time, and when we were talking about working with different producers and songwriters for the record, Patrick's name came up. We were excited to work with him - he's a very gifted lyricist and songwriter, and a really cool guy and it was a pleasure to work with him in the studio.

When I first started, all the reviews of Cold Chisel would say, 'This singer won't have a voice in six months.'

I always dreamed that I'd be a singer. I didn't dream about being a star or anything. I just knew I wanted to sing.

The trip had become boring. It wasn't exciting anymore to totally be a singer/songwriter because it wasn't working for me.

When I was very young I wanted to be an opera singer, a ballet dancer... The people I loved were a little different.

I have always been a singer/songwriter, and I was pushed in places I didn't want to do, like pop or top forty. I don't belong there.

I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.

I have always been a singer/songwriter and I was pushed in places I didn't want to do, like pop or top forty. I don't belong there.

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

There's a single with D.J. Class and Fatman Scoop - I'm not going to claim to be a singer, but my voice is in it and the song is technically about me.

I'm afraid of a cappella. I don't read music, and I have a hard time harmonizing. Basically, I'm a melody singer only.

I've always been a natural singer on stage and in the studio - never had a vocal lesson in my life.

I'll sing backgrounds, but a lead singer, you know, you've got to have that mentality and personality. I'd rather be the bass guy.

I don't think I ever wrote a song. I can write a lot of jokes, but when I try to write lyrics they're the most direct, non-figurative words, like, 'I like you, I like you,'... and that's it, for the whole song. People would go, 'Ooh, this guy's Dylan or something.' It gives me a lot more respect for songwriters, actually.

From the time I was 2, I told my mom I was going to be a singer. And she'd say, 'Sure, honey, and tomorrow you'll want to be a dancer.'

I will give full credit to the 'Indian Idol' platform for grooming me as a singer and shaping my career.

I'm a big fan of rocky girls. I love Hayley Williams and the lead singer from Tonight Alive.

My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.

The only thing I daydreamed about was being an opera singer. But I was so skinny and so pathetic that that sort of wasn't going to happen.

I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn't a singer and guitar player and some other guys.

I sing a few backing vocals but Im not much of a singer. You wont see me on 'X Factor.'

For a Punjabi singer to find acceptance down South is a tall task. I'm glad I earned their love and respect.

I would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can be.

Sly Stone made such a huge contribution to the good feeling in the universe, and I love him as a singer.

So often, the singer is the sound of the record. People think they can cover anything, but the whole voice is the thing that's unrepeatable.

Chan Marshall has one of the most haunting, wrenching voices of any current singer, male or female.

If I stop practising, I will be an average singer. There are a lot of singers I know who hardly practise, yet sing well.