A singer can shatter glass with the proper high note," he said, "but the simplest way to break glass is simply to drop it on the floor.

Most singers begin with a band and then go solo. I started making music on my own and subsequently chose to carry on as part of a band.

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.

I remember Elton John used to be their owner and he is my favourite singer! I hope the match will be an opportunity to meet Elton John!

I'm one of the best producers, one of the best singers. You hear me? I'm not just one of the best rappers. I'm one of the greatest ever.

I'm not an actor, and I'll never call myself an actor. I've never thought of it as part of my life. I'll always be a singer, in my eyes.

Between 1963 and 1975, I worked very little. The Beatles had come to New York and changed music - all the solo singers were out of work.

If you play an instrument, it makes you a better singer. The more you play, the better you sing, the more you sing, the better you play.

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.

Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson.

My greatest teacher was not a vocal coach, not the work of other singers, but the way Tommy Dorsey breathed and phrased on the trombone.

Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical.

I'm not a politician; I am a singer. Long ago, they said, 'That one, she sings politics.' I don't sing politics; I merely sing the truth.

Its hard to take in. One of our most talented singer songwriters has left us. RIP George Michael. Such sad, tragic news. 2016 please end.

Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer.

I just don't want to be known as the actress who can sing. I want to be known as the singer who can act, too. It's great cross-promotion.

There are some singers that know exactly when to go, and others hang on much too long and that is the same, that is the same with judges.

Singers have a lot in common with actors because you have to dig deep into a song and show the audience what you are feeling as you sing.

This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist.

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I'm happy with that.

Singers- nothing sounds like you. For better or worse-there is only 1 of you. Don't homogenize your sound by making it just like the next.

I have always looked up to Adele and Christina Aguilera as singers ever since I was very young, and now my favorite male singer is Hozier.

I've always had a love for music, and it developed as I learned jazz, blues, and gospel. And I performed with jazz singers in New Orleans.

What you find with singers, no matter where they're from, if they have any kind of an accent, the accent tends to disappear when they sing.

I never was strutting through the hallways like, "Yeah, I'm a singer/songwriter." That's never a cool thing to do - to be the brooding guy.

For me, the singer is actually the most important element. When I work with someone, it all comes down to whether I like the singer or not.

I studied other singers, so I would learn how to phrase, and learn how to breathe. And the main thing was, I learned how to inhabit my song.

Nusrat is one of the greatest singers of our time. When his singing takes off, his voice embodies soulfulness and sprituality like no other.

I learned so many roles so quickly as a young singer, I thought it was time to come back to them and make them better - deeper, more nuanced.

In my lifetime, there have been three vocal miracles: Caruso, Ruffo and Ponselle. Apart from these there have been several wonderful singers.

I always thought competition was for horse races and it never belonged in art. I never felt that competitive with other girl singers, really.

We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.

I've been lucky, because people have done such great versions of my songs, and I've worked with the best singers ever, and I'm lucky that way.

I had the title poet, and maybe I was one for a while. Also, the title singer was kindly accorded me, even though I could barely carry a tune.

I never claimed to be the best singer, I never claimed to be the best dancer, but I do claim to be the person that can put them together best.

In the end, yes, I'm the singer of Old Dominion, but we're a band of great singers and great musicians, and we just respect each other so much.

Recording an album and doing it live are like two different animals. There are some people that are great singers live, horrible in the studio.

I am absolutely not a roll-on-stage kind of girl! I would be totally freaked out if I didn't warm up, and I don't know how other singers do it.

When classical singers or dancers look at cinema with derision, I have half a heart to tell them that they're wrong. They're losing a platform.

The fact is that the learning process goes on, and so long as the voices are not stilled and the singers go on singing some of it gets through.

I prefer to listen to a lot of male singers rather than females. Sometimes I find it a bit too shrill. I even find my own voice a bit too high.

I think that live shows are more important for singers than composers, because composers still get a lot of recognition as compared to a singer.

It's really painful when four singers are asked to sing one track, and in the end, only one of them is kept. What about the other three artists?

I deny that either singers or conductors can "create" or work creatively - this, as I have always said, is a conception that leads to the abyss.

You know, I've always said, I've never felt I was a particularly good singer, but I've always thought I had a great knack for picking hit songs.

I never smoked myself because it lowers your voice and mine was already low. Some singers liked their smoky voices though, like Marlene Dietrich.

Certainly, there are huge, multiplatinum bands whose singers command their audience's attention. Sadly, much of the time they have little to say.

Composers, artists, actors, singers - all of them, I think, unconsciously learn from others. I'm sure it's not conscious, but they can't help it.

When you talk about me having a favorite singer, it's Celine. She is not only one of the most amazing singers, but she is just an amazing person.

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