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Early on I was more interested in gypsy jazz music until rock and roll came around and I listened to a lot of Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and skiffle singer Lonnie Donegan.
Denny Laine
Music
Jazz
More
Gypsy
Buddy
Buddy Holly
Until
Singer
Eddie
Around
Rock
Rock And Roll
Came
Lot
Roll
Listened
Interested
Holly
Jazz Music
Early
You might not be the greatest rapper or singer, but the businessman always outlasts the talent.
Eric B.
You
Rapper
Outlast
Talent
Singer
Greatest
Always
Might
Businessman
I love performing, and I love the idea of people buying records. I don't particularly like the idea of people knowing me or thinking they do, but that's a part of what I choose. I choose not to go to college; I choose to be a singer.
Dolores O'Riordan
Love
Me
People
College
Thinking
I Love
Records
Part
Idea
Performing
Like
Particularly
Knowing
Singer
Go
Choose
Buying
I had the working class ethic. I wanted to make a living and there weren't many opportunities for an opera singer in Yorkshire, so I went onto the club circuit.
Jane McDonald
Class
Opportunities
Club
Living
Circuit
Onto
Had
Opera
Opera Singer
Singer
Make
Were
Yorkshire
Wanted
Ethic
Working
Working-Class
Many
In Hollywood, famous singer Elvis Presley used to wear gold chains. I was a huge follower of Presley. I used to think, if I become successful someday, then I will build a different image of mine. By the grace of God, I could do it with gold.
Bappi Lahiri
God
Grace
Will
Follower
Build
Become
Think
Elvis
Elvis Presley
Mine
Wear
Someday
Could
Singer
Huge
Gold
Famous
Different
Hollywood
Then
Successful
Used
Chains
Image
My mother was an opera singer and my father is a clarinet player, composer and conductor.
Hildur Gudnadottir
Mother
Father
Clarinet
Composer
Opera
Opera Singer
Singer
Conductor
Player
It was always the singer that was the front man, but Mike stood there and played piano and keyboards. He had a great voice and he was the Sixties' Rod Stewart, and he contributed a tremendous amount to the Dave Clark Five.
Dave Clark
Great
Man
Keyboards
Tremendous
Tremendous Amount
Clark
Voice
Dave
Piano
Had
He
Singer
Always
Rod
Five
Front
Stood
Sixties
Mike
Amount
Played
Generally, we tend to believe that royalty is only for mainstream Hindi commercial cinema music and maybe some popular ghazal singer or pop singer but we never think that classical music is played at so many places.
Javed Akhtar
Music
Cinema
Believe
Think
Some
Classical
Classical Music
Only
Tend
Generally
Never
Mainstream
Singer
Hindi
Commercial
Maybe
Places
Pop
Pop Singer
Many
Popular
Played
Royalty
Whether or not I considered myself a country singer, when I sang a country song, I was as good as anybody.
Anne Murray
Myself
Good
Song
Country
Considered
Country Singer
Singer
Anybody
Whether
Sang
When I sing a pop song, I'm a pop singer. When I sing a country song, I'm a country singer. I've been very lucky to cross over, because by doing that, you can't be pigeonholed.
Anne Murray
You
Song
Country
Cross
Over
Country Singer
Sing
Singer
Pigeonholed
Because
Doing
Been
Very
Pop
Pop Singer
Pop Song
Lucky
That little Miley Cyrus... she's like a little Elvis. The kids love her because she's Hannah Montana, but what people don't realize about her is she is such a fantastic singer and songwriter. She writes songs like she's 40 years old!
Dolly Parton
Love
People
Old
Montana
Elvis
Kids
About
Writes
Songs
Songwriter
Like
Singer
She
Because
Years
Hannah
Little
Fantastic
Realize
Her
When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.
Taylor Swift
Old
Favorite
About
Singer
Said
Opinions
Years
Mattered
Wore
Expressed
George Jones was my all-time favorite singer and one of my favorite people in the world.
Dolly Parton
People
World
Favorite
Favorite People
All-Time
Singer
George
When an actor sings a song, he will be able to bring forth the emotion in it much better than a playback singer.
Gopi Sundar
Song
Better
Will
Able
Emotion
He
Singer
Sings
Than
Forth
Much
Actor
Bring
I didn't want to just be another girl singer. I wanted there to be something that set me apart.
Taylor Swift
Me
Girl
Just Be
Something
Singer
Another
Just
Want
Wanted
Apart
Set
My mother's brother is a very good singer. My grandfather took up classical singing lessons and learnt to play the harmonium.
Urmila Matondkar
Good
Mother
Singing
Took
Brother
Classical
Singer
Singing Lessons
Learnt
Up
Very
Grandfather
Lessons
Play
It took me a long time to accept the idea that the guitar can take the place of a singer.
Paul Gilbert
Time
Me
Guitar
Long
Long Time
Took
Take
Idea
Singer
Accept
Place
Mostly, I'm much more of a guitar player than I am a singer.
Paul Gilbert
I Am
Guitar
Guitar Player
More
Singer
Mostly
Am
Than
Much
Player
I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.
Billy Squier
Guitarist
Own
Find
Vocals
My Own
Singer
Providing
Decent
Started
We use the immense possibilities of technology to make the rendering better; anyone can be a singer now!
Gopi Sundar
Technology
Better
Immense
Possibilities
Singer
Rendering
Make
Anyone
Use
Now
I've only recorded my own songs. I don't consider myself a great singer, so I wouldn't be comfortable interpreting other people's songs.
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Myself
Great
People
Own
Other
Consider
Recorded
My Own
Only
Songs
Singer
Comfortable
Interpreting
I find that I like what I like. I like a strong melody, I like an inventive structure and I have to like the singer's voice or I have no interest in it.
Neal Brennan
Strong
Melody
Find
No Interest
Structure
Voice
Inventive
Like
Singer
Interest
To portray a singer who gets on stage at night, who is away from the limelight, is never an easy task.
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Stage
Easy
Never
Singer
Limelight
Task
Gets
Who
Away
Portray
Night
The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.
Taylor Swift
Truth
Generation
Words
Every
Out
Count
Songs
Singer
Make
Next
Next Generation
Your
Radio
Raising
Then I trained as an opera singer for four years before I started singing professionally as a pop act.
Jane McDonald
Singing
Before
Opera
Opera Singer
Singer
Years
Trained
Then
Pop
Act
Professionally
Four
Started
I'm a piano player and singer who can't play piano very well or sing very well. That isn't a recipe for success. I have to get better.
Tobias Jesso, Jr.
Success
Better
Recipe
Piano
Piano Player
Sing
Singer
Well
Very
Get
Who
Play
Player
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