I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.

I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.

Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.

I'm so focused on the game that I hardly understand what the people sing or shout or what they do.

Gospel is just the truth of the word of God. Anybody can sing it, anybody; anybody can perform it.

It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.

At first, I wasn't really keen on the idea of me being on stage having to sing in front of people.

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

I just want to sing, I want to work on my music, I want to make my movies, that's all I want to do.

Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.

I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.

My dad Peter, who was my roadie when I was starting out, had loads of confidence but couldn't sing.

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.

It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history.

Music will never stop - it can never stop. I will continue to sing for my fans till the end of time.

In the band Semi-Precious Weapons, I got to sing, wear, and say exactly what I wanted for ten years.

Sweet as sweetest Grecian honey will my song be when I sing, O Beloved, in the season of the Spring!

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.

Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.

Did you know you're supposed to soap and scrub for as long as it takes to sing 'Happy Birthday' twice?

I was on stage with Cyndi Lauper, and my trousers split. It seemed like she was going to sing for ever.

When I sing a set, people will say, 'I love 'Mayday.' People just love 'Mayday' so much. I love it too.

I've got it all: I'm good-looking, I'm educated, I can sing, and I can play rugby. Ridiculous, isn't it?

I cannot sing the old songs now! It is not that I deem them low, 'Tis that I can't remember how They go.

My wife is a very talented singer. She sang a lot on 'Roswell,' and I am embarrassed to sing around her.

I really don't have an ear for pitch. I can't sing at all, I can't hum melodies and I can't write riffs.

But Opera Man, I go, 'Oh, crap! Why didn't I think of that?' Because I could sing fake opera pretty good.

So I would dance and she would sing, and it was kind of a family thing. Performing was part of our world.

I was always trying to write standards, songs that anybody can sing. I figured that's where the money was.

From the way I sing to what I write about to what I put out with my stamp separates me from everyone else.

To sing with Led Zeppelin has allowed me to offer the best places I could afford to my family and friends!

My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith.

How do I tell people who I am? Not being a writer, the only way is to sing songs that reflect my opinions.

I do not sing nor play, but I adore music, particularly Chopin. I like him because I cannot understand him.

I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.

I go in and sing the song and arrange it and mix it and that's it. It's no different than playing in clubs.

People like my voice and say I can sing, but I don't like microphones in front of my face: it distracts me.

I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.

I got a couple on per album but my problem was that I wanted to sing the songs and not let Roger sing them.

I love to read and I love to write. I love to read. You have no idea how many books I have. I love to sing.

Rocco paid me 35 bucks a week at Murray's Inn in South Jersey. People started asking Rocco to have me sing.

I'll tell you what I would do in a shot if I could. I would sing in the barbershop quartet in The Music Man.

I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.

I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical.

Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?

Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs.

Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It's freedom.

Own every note I sing and sell it. Make a connection to the audience. That's what it comes down to, you know?

I guess I'm rather self-destructive, and I like to give other people who are self-destructive a song to sing.

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