Singers Quotes - Page 33

• He had a voice that was the truth, raw and unfiltered. You can't get any realer, any more tortured or any more alive. No one can do what George Jones does, and that's why 50 years later, he still stands out as one of the greatest singers in any genre of all time.

  Kenny Chesney

  Years, Voice, Doe

  "George Jones called 'greatest country singer of all time'". www.foxnews.com. April 26, 2013.

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• I was captured by the songs as much as the singer. They grabbed my heart. The reality of Country Music moved me. Even when I was a kid, I liked the sad songs... songs that talked about true life. I recognized this music as a simple plea. It beckoned me.

  Harlan Howard

  Country, Song, Heart

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• Each time a mediocre singer performs, he is saying, in effect, "This is good enough for you." The audience, thrust into that familiar American mood of knowing something is wrong but not knowing what it is, unconsciously absorbs the insult and projects it back onto the mediocre performer in the form of inattention, rudeness and noise.

  Florence King

  Knowing, Mediocrity, Noise

  Florence King (1991). “Lump It Or Leave It”, p.58, Macmillan

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• I am glad so many women singers are being heard in music today. It is healthy for music . . . healthy because it means a lot of men are listening!

  Judy Collins

  Mean, Men, Healthy

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• Etta James is my all-time favorite singer. I've said it in every interview, in every story, in every on- and off-camera question. That music was always such a huge escape for me, even from a young age.

  Christina Aguilera

  Age, Cameras, Stories

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• After me there are no more jazz singers . . . It's a crime that no little singer is back there sockin' it to me in my field. To keep it going, to keep it alive, because I'm not going to live forever.

  Betty Carter

  Forever, Alive, Littles

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• My audience wants to see me beautifully gowned, and I have spared no expense or pains . . . For I feel that the best is none too good for the public that pays to hear a singer.

  Ma Rainey

  Pain, Want, Pay

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• Commercial to the core, Elvis was the kind of singer dear to the heart of the music business. For him to sing a song was to sell asong. His G clef was a dollar sign.

  Albert Goldman

  Song, Heart, Dollars

  Albert Goldman (1981). “Elvis”, McGraw-Hill

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• Denice Franke is a sensitive and compelling singer and songwriter.

  Lyle Lovett

  Sensitive, Compelling, Songwriters

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• Oh, I know I can sing. What I really want to be is an actress.

  Jay Presson Allen

  Ambition, Want, Actresses

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• The worst thing for a singer/songwriter is to run out of songs.

  Michael Kiwanuka

  Running, Song, Worst

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• What I wanted to be and who I am is a singer and a songwriter. I wanted to be onstage, and I wanted the world to hear my music. The product of that is fame and the disgusting celebrity that goes along with it. But celebrity does not equal creativity.

  Katy Perry

  Creativity, Who I Am, Doe

  Interview with Kristen Wiig, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 8, 2012.

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• 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.

  George Hamilton

  Slipping, Known, Bits

  Source: www.broadwayworld.com

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• 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. I find that technology has made it so that we don't need to have a memory system, and as I get older I want to do things that challenge me. What could be more challenging than doing this show with a knee that's been replaced, after tearing my Achilles heel with a baker's cyst on the back of my knee? And then I have to try and dance!

  George Hamilton

  Memories, Technology, Challenges

  Source: www.broadwayworld.com

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• I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain's got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you're talking about Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here.

  Simon Cowell

  Thinking, Talking, Legacy

  "Britney Spears and Simon Cowell Talk THE X FACTOR Season Two". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 25, 2012.

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• Women are a key part of the sound of the groups that accompany male singers like Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, and myself.

  Fred Hammond

  Keys, Israel, Sound

  "Fred Hammond on His New Group United Tenors, and the Return of the Male Gospel Ensemble". Interview with Nakiyah Hayling, www.essence.com. March 23, 2013.

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• Jeri Brown is a rare breed, who can not only produce a wonderful sound, which is expected from a singer, but can also be extremely creative and has the audacity to musically understand all that she is doing.

  Rufus Reid

  Creative, Sound, Audacity

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• Today is a sad day in Country music. We have lost another piece of history. George Jones was not only a good singer, but was a good friend. He will be missed by many.

  Hank Williams, Jr.

  Country, Good Friend, Pieces

  FaceBook post by Hank Williams Jr. from Apr 26, 2013

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• I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of my all time heroes, George Jones. Georges' music was real and he was able to touch thousands through his songs. Not only was he a great singer, but he also had the ability to make you relate to every one of his songs, no matter who you are. He and his music will remain timeless in the world of country music. My thoughts and prayers are with his family through this difficult time.

  Easton Corbin

  Country, Song, Prayer

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• Watching DBSK and Super Junior brought me up to be a singer.

  Zelo

  Juniors, Super Junior

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• As a singer-songwriter, a solo artist with a guitar, I can only write so many weepie little bedroom songs.

  James Bay

  Song, Writing, Artist

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

  L.Joe

  Song, People, Titles

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• As a singer and songwriter, I have great admiration for many of the budding stars who come to try their hand at performing and can relate to the hopes and aspirations of all the contestants, no matter how good or bad.

  LeAnn Rimes

  Stars, Hands, Trying

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• If you want to be a singer or a performer or absolutely anything in the world that you want to do, I think you should never give up, you should never let anyone put you down and tell you you can't do it, because if you believe in yourself you will go far

  Perrie Edwards

  Giving Up, Believe, Thinking

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• Pieta Brown is a great singer/songwriter who possesses major star power magnetism.

  Don Was

  Stars, Brown, Singer-songwriters

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