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When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically a singer. I was a drummer who did a bit of singing, and then I became a singer who did a bit of percussion.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

When I'm singing I try not be a singer with a capital S. I just try to get it out so I feel comfortable with it.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

No president is well-served by groupthink or by everybody singing from the same sheet of music they think he's on.

Quotes by Robert M. Gates

My acting ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now, people think of me as an actor and don't know me much as a singer.

Quotes by Robert Guillaume

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.

Quotes by Robert Cray

There is scarcely anything to which I am so feelingly alive as the honour and welfare of my country, and, as a poet, I have no higher enjoyment than singing her sons and daughters.

Quotes by Robert Burns

I am fascinated by the places that music comes from, like fife-and-drum blues from southern Mississippi or Cajun music out of Lafayette, Louisiana, shape-note singing, old harp singing from the mountains - I love that stuff. It's like the beginning...

Quotes by Robbie Robertson

When Ke$ha tries to rap like L'Trimm, she sounds like any ordinary lonely teenage girl stuck in a nowhere town, singing along to her radio and dreaming of a party where she's the star. Ke$ha's greatness is that in her...

Quotes by Rob Sheffield

When musicals don't work, they really don't work. But when they work, and someone is singing because they can't speak anymore, or they're dancing because they can't move anymore, moving is not enough to express - it's this beautiful thing.

Quotes by Rob Marshall

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry...

Quotes by Rob Delaney

New country music comprises about five percent of what I hear per year. I enjoy it, but I don't really take note of who's singing it or writing it.

Quotes by Rivers Cuomo

When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had moved into my body. Things like that have only happened to me singing jazz. It doesn't happen when singing pop. I get so deeply into...

Quotes by Rita Coolidge

The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.

Quotes by Rita Rudner

I found out I had a real love for comedy and comedy writing. The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I...

Quotes by Rita Rudner

I always wanted to sing. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to make the singing thing happen.

Quotes by Rita Wilson

I put out a recording of me singing mostly jazz because I wanted people to know I'm coming from a jazz background.

Quotes by Rickie Lee Jones

Country and western is ignored by the intellectuals. They don't look at it as an art form. They think it's just somebody sitting on his couch singing about his life.

Quotes by Ricky Skaggs

You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it. You just don't sit around and sing it anymore unless you're performing. That's kind of sad.

Quotes by Rick Danko

I came up in Brooklyn singing doo-wop music from the time I was 13 to the time I was 20. That music served a purpose of keeping a lot of people out of trouble, and also it was a passport...

Quotes by Richie Havens

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

Quotes by Rick Astley

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes suggest singing is easy?
Not at all — one speaker is direct about it: "I don't feel like singing should be taken lightly. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it's coming along." It's an honest take on how much effort real singing takes. For more quotes about the value of hard, honest effort, see Good quotes.
Is there a quote about stage fright or nerves related to singing?
Yes — one recalls: "A couple of weeks ago, I did karaoke and got nervous in a way I hadn't gotten nervous in 25 years." It shows even people used to performing can find singing uniquely nerve-wracking. For more quotes about consistent, everyday experiences like this, check out Always quotes.
Does everyone on this page consider themselves a singer?
No — one speaker is upfront that singing isn't their strength: "I have my own thing that I do really well, but it's not singing. It's more of a screaming-type thing." It's a candid admission that not every performer relies on singing. If you enjoy candid, self-aware quotes like this, Like quotes has more.
Is there a quote that compares singing to something else, like love?
Yes — a playful comparison: "Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much." It suggests both love and singing are personal, imperfect experiences that don't need outside approval. For more thoughtful comparisons like this, browse Love quotes.
What's the overall takeaway from these singing quotes?
They paint singing as hard-won, nerve-wracking, not for everyone, and deeply personal — more about self-satisfaction than perfection.

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