“Music is my passion, singing, performing. I play piano and musical theater is my background.” PlayPassionMusic IsSingingTheaterMusicalBackgroundsPianoPerformingMy PassionMusical TheaterMusic Is My Passion Author:Janel Parrish
“I came from a folk-family background. Although we weren't really the all-singing, all-dancing-around-the-piano folkies or anything like that, there is that idea of singing and playing with your parents and your family and your cousins.” IdeasParentSingingDancingFolksBackgroundsPianoOur FamilyCousinFamily BackgroundYour Cousin Author:Teddy Thompson
“Going back and forth between Western Arabic and African countries clearly created the various musical backgrounds I could have and obviously influenced my professional attitude, my way of approaching both music composition and singing, particularly phrasing.” WayCountryAttitudeSingingWesternMusicalVariousBackgroundsMy WayCompositionBack And Forth Author:Rokia Traore
“The joy and happiness it gives you or the emotions you go through when you hold your child in your arms for the first time are indescribable! I really thought that there was going be this moment when a ray of light from heaven would come pouring in, background music would start playing with angels singing, but none of that happens!” GivingFirstsChildrenMomentsLightHappensJoyHeavenEmotionArmsSingingAngelFirst TimeOur ChildrenBackgroundsYour ChildrenRaysPouringJoy And HappinessIndescribableRays Of LightBackground MusicAngels Singing Author:Abhishek Bachchan
“My background is Protestant so I benefited from the great Bible teaching that was provided there... I did love the more culturally classical things, like Irish music, which I think is some of the most congregational-style music when you think of... 'St. Patrick's Breastplate' (and) 'Danny Boy.' These are traditional Irish melodies. I think being brought up there (Ireland) gave me a sense of melody that is very attuned to congregational singing.” ThinkingBoysTeachingStyleSingingBackgroundsTraditionalMelodyIrelandProtestantsSt PatrickIrish Music Author:Keith Getty
“I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead vocals from behind the drums in different bands that I'd been in, and I'd gotten great responses for the songs I would sing. I really started pursuing the possibility of being a lead singer based on the fact that I was working a full-time restaurant job and then playing gigs at night, hauling drums around. One day, it just dawned on me that, 'Hey, I could be in a band and be the singer, and it would be a lot easier!'” DifferentFactsWould BeJobsNightSongBehindsPossibilityDutyEasierOne DayBandSingingResponseSingersBackgroundsHeyRestaurantsVocalGigsDrummerDefault Author:Chris Cornell
“You had to give, uh, a lot of consideration to the fact that, uh, the artist had to come back into the mike area and start singing, especially the background singers, you know. And you had to make sure they had a couple of bars of music in order to catch their breath. And uh, in many cases a lot of choreographers didn't give that, uh, the proper thought.” KnowsGivingFactsArtistOrderCasesCoupleSingingAreasBreathsSingersBarsBackgroundsConsiderationMikeChoreographers Author:Cholly Atkins
“When I do operas, I'm not really singing very classically. I have a classical background as far as being a pianist and an oboist, but my voice isn't really classical in the operatic sense. But I certainly have a classical sensibility, so I'm comfortable being in that world.” WorldVoiceComfortableSingingBackgroundsOperaSensibilityPianist Author:Jason Graae
“Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite musicals I used to watch a lot because my mom came from a theatre background.” KnowsUsedCoursesWatchesMomSingingRainMy FavoriteMy MomTheatreBackgroundsGenesSoundtracksSinging In The Rain Author:Jillian Hervey
“The thing about me is, coming from an alternative music background and singing for nine years, being basically invisible, I'm so used to writing for myself - and at the end of the day, I do it because I feel like I have to. So when I'm recording or writing, I don't have other people in mind.” PeopleFeelsWritingYearsMindEndsUsedSingingNineInvisibleBackgroundsAlternativesThe End Of The DayNine YearsAnd At The End Of The DayAlternative Music Author:Lana Del Rey
“I grew up in music theater playing to the audience - singing and dancing and showing off. That's really my background. But the camera's different. I think I'm more at home on stage.” ThinkingDifferentHomeAudienceStageGrewGrew UpSingingTheaterCamerasDancingBackgroundsShowing OffSinging And Dancing Author:Christopher Walken
“The only recording studio was in Motown - it was called Tamla/Motown at that time and we used to audition there because Smokey Robinson was at that studio and Berry Gordy was the president. I remember asking Smokey to listen to my group and he did. For the first couple of years we were just singing background. We used to back up Marvin Gaye; Mary Wells was there then, Marv Johnson, the Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Junior Walker and the All-Stars.” YearsFirstsWellsRememberUsedStarsPresidentGroupsCoupleSingingAskingStudiosBackgroundsMaryAuditionsJuniorsJohnsonBerriesWalkersMarvinAll StarsMotownRecording Studio Author:Diana Ross
“Wow,” Kylie muttered, and grinned. “Yeah, wow.” Della leaned in closer. “I think Perry just grew a pair.” Kylie bit down on her lip to keep from laughing. “If this was a movie, there would be some music playing in the background.” “I could sing,” Della chuckled. “And ruin it,” Kylie teased back. “I’ve heard you singing in the shower.” Both grinning, they looked back at the kissing couple.” IfsThinkingWould BeBitsLaughingHeardGrewCoupleKissingSingingYeahLipsBackgroundsRuinsPairsWowShowersGrinningSinging In The Shower Book:Awake at Dawn Source: Awake at Dawn