“I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing.” Quote by Lesley Garrett
“Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices.” NeedsSacrificeSinging Author:Lesley Garrett
“If this isn't the Fat Lady singing, it's awful close to that. If Ari seriously thought she was a contender for the presidential nomination, he would not walk away right now.” IfsWalksRight NowSingingFatsAwfulPresidentialNominations Author:Stuart Rothenberg
“I just remember standing there, singing with the headphones on and the strings playing, just how wonderful that felt. But we so rarely got to go out and do it. Obviously, we don't carry a 70-80-piece orchestra with us when we do shows.” ShowsRememberFeltPiecesWonderfulSingingStandingStringsOrchestraStanding ThereHeadphones Author:Ricky Skaggs
“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.” KindGuyLinesBrainGroupsRocksDrugSingingAddClintonTechniqueAtmosphereCosmicCostumesObserversParliamentAcidHippieFunkMaggotsLaying Down Author:Eddie Griffin
“I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.” SaidSawsNew YorkTvsSingingSightDetectives 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.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsBrainVisionFantasyClearSingingLunchFeedingBackdrop 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.” SometimesRunningAbilityGenerationsTalentSingingLaughterSkip Author:Fred Astaire
“The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing.” FirstsShowsBigsBandSingingSightDancingJazzJazz Band Author:Norman Granz
“I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music.” DifferentChoicesGivenEnjoyStyleSingingAspectDifferent Styles 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.” LongArtFactsProcessVoiceGoes OnSingingSingersLearning Process Author:Morris West