I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.

I never thought in my whole life of becoming a heavy metal singer, but it just happened because I took the challenge.

I'm not a singer. I double-track my vocals. I'm just not secure in my voice. I can't do single-track - I sound weird.

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

Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.

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

Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.

I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

I knew I wanted to be a singer at 5 years old! It just took me a few more years to truly manifest my dream into reality.

I always wanted to be a singer, it's what I wanted to do since I was little. I'm doing it now and I couldn't be happier.

When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life.

Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance is my favorite singer as a singer - so I'm really widely spread open with music choices.

As a singer, if I'm in a room that is too cold, I kind of freak out, so I actually like the humidity, and I love the heat.

All of my experiences as a singer will be of good use long into the future, when I get old enough to finally train others.

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.

I'm not a very good singer. I just know how to present a song, and honey, I think I've been through enough to do it right.

Maybe I'm not a typical pop star, but I don't think there's a mould for a pop star or singer. You can do whatever you want.

As a singer, I like to treat my fans with great content and keep it fresh by experimenting with different genres or themes.

'The King of Masked Singer,' as they call it in Korea, it's the most popular show in Korea, and it's my mom's favorite show.

Selena is a classic and timeless singer, and she really doesn't need an introduction. Her music is always good for the soul.

I actually enjoy Britney Spears. Not as a singer but as a performer. I just enjoy watching her. I think, 'You are so brave.'

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.

My mother's brother is a very good singer. My grandfather took up classical singing lessons and learnt to play the harmonium.

I'd love to work with Tweet. She's my favorite singer, and I'd love to do a song with her even though she's out of my league.

Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett.

If I could ask for any life, I'd like to be the lead singer and guitarist for Willie Nelson & Family. That is to say, Willie.

I'm a car singer, in fact sometimes I pretend to take my dog out for a walk, and I'll just drive him around and start singin'.

I've been doing musicals since forever. Actually, I was focused on singing and becoming a singer until I landed on 'Passions.'

I want everyone who's listening to know who I am and not just see me as this singer. I want them to feel connected to my story.

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set together, have some hit songs and play them over and over.

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

My mother's a singer and my mother's father is a singer, and everyone on both sides are all country-western bluegrass musicians.

I wasn't cut out to be an opera singer, but it was a nice fantasy for a teenager growing up in Hungary during the Stalinist era.

I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably do make-up and beauty and hair and something creative like styling; I really enjoy it.

I'm not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor and wears rhinestones.

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.

I was brought up with psychics and tarot cards. My mum was always told I was going to be in a boy band and be famous as a singer.

My older brother Joel became an art teacher; my brother Rip ultimately became a television producer and singer and actor himself.

When you are up close to an opera singer, hearing this incredible volume of noise coming from a human being - it's beyond belief.

When I see a good singer, I get teary-eyed. Part of it is jealousy because all comedians are frustrated rock stars. That's a fact.

If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money.

I sing, but I'm not a singer. I'm just a producer who sings on her own songs because I can't find anybody else who sounds like me.

My mother - the Irish side of the family - was very musical. My mother was a singer; there was music around the house all the time.

I was sort of a jack-of-all-trades in show business for a long time. I was a singer and a dancer, and then I got a job as an actor.

Jerry Garcia used to take his paints on the road. I don't do that. Either I'm a singer or a painter. I'm not good at multi-tasking.

I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living.

When I'm singing, it's like I'm at home. And music is a great healer. I think I'd have been a basket case if I hadn't been a singer.

As a child, I wanted to be a singer, but that was only because I thought I could sing. I'd sing along to Brandy and Usher and *NSYNC.

I think the singer in Pearl Jam should eat some Pearl Jam! He cannot sing to save his life! And the guitar player needs to seek help.

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.

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