Singer quotes

The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn't know what all the yelling was about...

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.

Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.

I thank God that Im a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. Im grateful that I know where I come from.

I do quite naughty things now. I do like to be a bit sexy.

I am a raging alcoholic, but I don't want my kids to do the same.

shouldn't be made . You know... they're just ... as important as... um doctors, and priests ... or maybe not as important sometimes, and yet they have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance — you know, football stars and theatre stars — It is man-made so the press can feed off it.

First, I wanna say 'Peace to my mother. She's not here but I gotta give a 'peace out' to her because I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my mother.

Years go by Will I still be waiting For somebody else to understand.

At first flash of eden, we race down to the sea. Standing there on freedom’s shore. Waiting for the sun...

Sundance is weird. The movies are weird — you actually have to think about them when you watch them.

I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.

Everyone is your best friend when you are successful. Make sure that the people that you surround yourself with are also the people that you are not afraid of failing with.

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet.

I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears.

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.

Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings.

Whatever obstacle comes your way, you gotta be prepared to jump over it! And I think that's what separates the legends from the regular artists. It's all in how you manage that success, and how you deal with the controversy when it actually comes.

I'm a fighter by nature and nothing will ever change that.

Once you realize that you're in something that you've always wanted and you don't want to lose it, you behave differently. And that means the integrity, the professionalism, and knowing what's right from wrong and still making choices that you probably wouldn't have made.

If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.

I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.

I think my motto is to always remain focused on what it is that you're trying to accomplish.

Please, all you MCs out there, all you fans out there, don't think Big gonna make a record dissing 2Pac or the West Coast because it's not going down like that. I cant even see me wasting my time or my talent to disrespect another black man.

Action is the antidote to despair.

I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It's more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have.

When I had my first voice lesson I was 15 years old. And I had a really good teacher. This is what made all the difference. A good teacher will teach you the technique, but also how to listen to your voice.

You don't get older, you get better.

I'm not materialistic. I believe in presents from the heart, like a drawing that a child does.

I got a job as soon as I could - 11 or 12. I started babysitting and then I got a part-time job at a pharmacy in England. I just remember loving the feeling of going out and buying my own clothes! I'd go bargain-hunting and get secondhand vintage stuff.

You can cage the singer but not the song.

I have a simple life. I mean, you just give me a drum roll, they announce my name, and I come out and sing. In my job I have a contract that says I'm a singer. So I sing.

I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That's what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up.

Of course, I think that people are just waiting for that time when I make a mistake and they're gonna jump on it.... There's gonna be haters.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

If the Army helped towards my tuition fees I would then give them four years of my life.

A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don't want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility.

I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.

I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.

I want a place where I can have horses.

I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog.

I think of myself not just as a dreamer, but as a dream chaser.

Haters keep on hating, cause somebody's gotta do it.

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

I would love to have twins. I think there's something nice about having two babies, and they're there for each other their whole entire life.

It turns out that I'm far too schizophrenic musically for people to categorize me. I think people judge me a lot before they ever really know who I am.

I don't think I will ever get tired of wearing pink.

Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.

The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.

Everybody did something. It was very entertaining. We had a lot of fun. Lot of fun. And there was no segregation, that I could see. I never saw any.

You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, 'I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself.'

I was like the good girl, bad girl, there were no grey areas for me.

I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.

It's like Forrest Gump said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Your career is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. But everything you get is going to teach you something along the way and make you the person you are today. That's the exciting part - it's an adventure in itself.

I know that I am a singer and an actor, yet in order to give the public the impression that I am neither one nor the other, but the real man conceived by the author, I have to feel and to think as the man the author had in mind.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. It's supposed to help us communicate, but it has the opposite effect of isolating us.

Everybody in life is a chameleon.

There are definitely people who are stuck in the '60s and there are definitely people who think I am and it's just not true. I was performing for a long time before the '60s and I'll be doing exciting interesting things for along time to come.

God will never give you anything you can't handle, so don't stress.

I recorded a song called, I Fall to Pieces, and I was in a car wreck. Now I'm worried because I have a brand-new record, and it's called Crazy!

Some of the songs I do once in a while that I kinda... my set list is basically like my hits, there is a good reason why they are there; people really like them.

I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit.

I think the secret is really observation. Well, if you observe what's going on and try to figure out how people are thinking, I think you can always write something that people will understand.

Life is too short to not have fun; we are only here for a short time compared to the sun and the moon and all that.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins.

There is nothing in the world I wouldn't do for Hope, and there is nothing he wouldn't do for me... We spend our lives doing nothing for each other.

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life.

My fans are amazing and super loyal.

I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.

When you live on the road, going home is a place to escape and just be with your family to unwind.

Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life - whoever you are, whatever our differences.

If you think you've already made it, that's when you can fall short and go backwards. I'm constantly pushing forward and chasing the element of perfection.

When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery.

Engineering stimulates the mind. Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. When the schools can offer that, you'll have an engineer for life.

Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.

I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

Everything in my life has been about sound and making music, so Beats represents just that - the improvement of sound and the dedication to everything I've been doing from the day I started.

I'm only just learning what language to use when I want my microphone turned down, you know, because it's all so new to me. It can be quite difficult on a daily basis to communicate with the people I work with, so I'm just looking forward to knowing more.

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me. I want to stay hopeful, even though I get scared about why we're even alive at all.

The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.

The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.

Music should be your escape.

My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.

The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

So, I'm on 'Sesame Street,' walking around with all these monsters, Elmo and his buddies, a whole bunch of chickens, a whole bunch of penguins and a number four dancing about. It was just pure joy, simple, ridiculous fun, stupid joy. There's no irony. 'Sesame Street' is just a crazy great place to be.

I have always loved fashion because it's a great way to express your mood. And I'm definitely a shoe lover. The right pair of shoes can change the feel of an outfit, and even change how a woman feels about herself. A woman can wear confidence on her feet with a high stiletto, or slip into weekend comfort with a soft ballet flat.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

I just remembered songs my grandmother taught me, and songs that I learned for the recordings. But, then I learned to speak Italian. When I was there, I hired a professor who stayed with me 24 hours a day. She wouldn't let me speak a word of English.