#singin

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury singing. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

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Singing your own songs is all about individual expression. ↗

— Lyle Lovett

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When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice. ↗

— Johnny Mathis

#i #lessons #life #me #my life

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I have, because I'm trying to force something to happen. And with singing, any time you force it, you tighten up. If you tighten up, you're screwed, nothing will work. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

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You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#comes #different #different way #know #singing

I'm singing what I want to sing based on the emotion of what that day feels like. That's what comes out of my mouth and guitar. That impacts people. They know anything can happen. ↗

— John Mayer

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I hope that what it comes down to at the end of the day is that people believe that I believe what I'm singing. It comes down to being believable. You don't have to be likeable; generally, though, I think I am. ↗

— John Mayer

#being #believable #believe #comes #day

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness. ↗

— Reba McEntire

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Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all and just start singing whatever came to mind. I actually fought the idea for a while because it seemed almost too radical, but it became obvious what I was supposed to be doing. ↗

— Bobby McFerrin

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I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible. ↗

— Bobby McFerrin

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