(168 quotes found)
“I don't really have time to sit down and write. But when I think of a melody, I call up my answering machine and sing it, so I won't forget it.”
Britney Spears
“Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run away, live to fight another day”
Bob Marley
“Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If you're a sportsman or you're a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you have to develop a basic technique to know what you're doing at any given time.”
Joan Sutherland
“All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity.”
Willa Sibert Cather
“I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love songs.... because they have the most to hide. The guys that are in the most pain are usually the ones with the biggest hearts.”
Tori Amos
“Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land, And don't criticize What you can't understand”
Bob Dylan
“Sing, Sing a song, Sing out loud, Sing out strong, Sing of good things, not bad, Sing of happy, not sad, Sing, Sing a song, Make it simple, To last your whole life long, Don't worry that it's not good enough, For anyone else to hear, Sing, Sing a song.”
Joe Raposo
“I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it's all just one thing.”
Jennifer Lopez
“As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.”
Paul Robeson
“Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time”
Elvis Presley