I didn't think of myself as a singer. I'm an actor who recites words, and sometimes that happens to be on musical notes.
Patsy Cline is my favorite singer in the entire world - she is my idol. I adore her.
I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.
If I could ask for any life, I'd like to be the lead singer and guitarist for Willie Nelson & Family. That is to say, Willie.
I was sort of a jack-of-all-trades in show business for a long time. I was a singer and a dancer, and then I got a job as an actor.
I'm not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor and wears rhinestones.
Only a tiny portion of music history involves a singer and a lyric. Songs in music are generally thought to be a minor form.
You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works.
I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.
I know that a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania is about the most random place for a country singer to come from, but I had an awesome childhood.
My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.
Recording an album and doing it live are like two different animals. There are some people that are great singers live, horrible in the studio.
To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.
There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
It's fun singing with other people who are really good singers. There's something kind of poignant about braiding a couple vocals.
Jerry Garcia used to take his paints on the road. I don't do that. Either I'm a singer or a painter. I'm not good at multi-tasking.
I want people to have a good time. It's boring only to hear singer/songwriters spilling their guts.
I'm not a very good singer. I just know how to present a song, and honey, I think I've been through enough to do it right.
The male gay community seems to be very into female singers. I think it could be the songs we sing. They're more open with their feelings. And they have good taste!
Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I'm happy with that.
I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.
