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“Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices.”

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Lesley Garrett is a renowned British soprano, born on April 10, 1955. Her musical career began in the 1970s, and she quickly gained recognition in the classical music world with her unique voice and exceptional singing skills. more

“Add the hippie-rock-drugs atmosphere circa 1970, and you get Clinton's rechristened group Parliament, decked out in weird costumes, singing cosmic lyrics and laying down amazing funk lines - also lines of other kinds. One observer describes Maggot Brain ... one of those guys with super technique that took a lot of acid and just went out from there.”

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Author:Eddie Griffin

“I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.”

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Author:Alain Resnais

“I just prefer instrumental. I don't need to hear what other people are singing. And if I need music as a backdrop to work or to think, I need to have that part of the brain clear - I don't need people feeding their fantasies into my vision.”

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Author:Lydia Lunch

“I inherited the knowledge that sometimes (talents) not only skip a generation, but sometimes run screaming from it. Ironically, it was the singing non-ability that helped feed my love of laughter.”

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Author:Fred Astaire

“The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing.”

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Author:Norman Granz

“I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music.”

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Author:Bryn Terfel

“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.”

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Author:Morris West

“For me, there's a tremendous challenge of singing with Faith, who, in my opinion is one of the best singers in the world. She doesn't get enough credit for being as good as she is. She's so beautiful that people look past her singing. But for a journeyman like me to keep up with her is a real tough sprint.”

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Author:Tim McGraw

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