Singers Quotes - Page 23

• Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.

  James Darren

  Mean, Careers, Singing

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• My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family.

  Micky Dolenz

  Mom, Father, Play

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• I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.

  Tommy Davidson

  Years, Musician, Want

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• Whitney Houston's voice was the very first voice I fell in love with. She was the voice that made me want to become a singer.

  Melanie Fiona

  Voice, Houston, Want

  "Melanie Fiona Talks New Album, Whitney Houston And Starting Her Clothing Line". Interview with Julee Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2012.

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• I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.

  Jorja Fox

  Rocks, Play, Band

  Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. July 1, 2006.

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• Because of social media, a lot of people think they can be, like, a rapper or a singer or a musician because they can put something on YouTube and it might become a thing because there's - like - YouTube phenomenons and whatnot, you know? It's not like they dedicated years to it or anything. It's annoying.

  Sky Ferreira

  Thinking, Rapper, Media

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.

  Ioan Gruffudd

  Thinking, Singing, Heritage

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• I think a lot of singer-songwriters get compared to each other, but I'd like to think that what I'm doing is special and specific to me.

  Kina Grannis

  Thinking, Special, Singer-songwriters

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• There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together - all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right.

  Andy Gibb

  People, Together, Sitting

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• I don't know if people feel this way, but I think by nature that when you start off as a young pop singer, they assume that you're a bit pampered, prissy, and precious, or that you live in a bubble and not in the real world. For me that's not the case.

  Debbie Gibson

  Real, Thinking, People

  "Debbie Gibson: Out of the Blue and on Celebrity Apprentice". Interview with Dustin Fitzharris, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 17, 2012.

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• It's funny because a lot of people that know me as a dancer, don't know that I'm a singer, and a lot of people that know I can sing don't know I can dance. And so, I feel like at some point I have to show them both and really be able to display it and showcase it, and put that out there.

  Naima Adedapo

  People, Dancer, Able

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• I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.

  Sade Adu

  Female, Female Singers

  "Sade soldiers on leisurely to keep love alive" by Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. August 24, 2011.

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• I love English rock music the best and have always been fascinated by The Clash, especially Joe Strummer, their singer.

  Carla Bruni

  Rocks, Rock Music, Clash

  "Carla Bruni's revealing interview before she married President Nicolas Sarkozy" by Graham Brough, www.mirror.co.uk. March 29, 2008.

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• My family was very encouraging, and both of my grandparents were both beautiful singers. My grandmother was a coloratura soprano, and my grandfather was an Irish tenor in a barbershop quartet.

  Clare Bowen

  Beautiful, Grandmother, Grandparent

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• My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.

  Dierks Bentley

  Country, Dad, Military

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• I wanted to be a professional singer/actress, though I knew it would be hard.

  Jacqueline Emerson

  Would Be, Actresses, Wanted

  "My Journey Through The Games" by Jacqueline Emerson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 23, 2012.

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• Even if your job is a professional singer, we still dork out at home.

  Sheena Easton

  Jobs, Home, Dork

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• I don't think of myself as a dancer. I think of myself as a singer-actress who moves really well.

  Sutton Foster

  Moving, Thinking, Dancer

  "DIVA TALK: Chatting with Drowsy Chaperone's Sutton Foster Plus Pajama Game on Disc". Interview with Andrew Gans, www.playbill.com. May 12, 2006.

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• When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.

  Agnetha Faltskog

  Firsts, Band, Records

  "Abba set for reunion as Agnetha admits, 'I have a dream'" by Alex Duval Smith, www.theguardian.com. January 1, 2011.

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• I don't think I'm a great singer myself. I'm all right. I've worked with different writers, different producers... I've just been blessed with the caliber of people I've been able to work with.

  Melanie Chisholm

  Blessed, Thinking, People

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• I know I'm not a great singer. But I love to sing and I like to use my voice in different ways.

  Melanie Chisholm

  Voice, Different, Use

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• I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer.

  Melinda Clarke

  Light, Opera, Opera Singers

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I know what I want at least, and the older I get I think I'm better at getting it out of players and singers.

  Peter Maxwell Davies

  Player, Thinking, Want

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

  Maureen Forrester

  Young, Ask Me, Ifs

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• When I am seriously composing, sometimes a phrase will come into my head, a catch phrase. When I was writing pop songs for a few years, as a career, separate from my folksinging career, I used to write songs for pop singers.

  Tom Glazer

  Song, Writing, Years

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