Lynn Johnston Quotes

I had this exceptional classical music voice. If I'd followed a true path for my talent, I would have ended up being an opera singer.

I can't dance and I can't sing too well.

I can dance, act, beatbox and whistle very well.

I've been doing silly voices since I was a child.

I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.

I have a talent, I can sing.

I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way.

The greatest musical instrument given to a human being is the voice.

I could have become a mime or a juggler, but I became a singer-songwriter instead.

I don't fight my ability to sing sad songs: it's what I am good at, so I must be built for that.

When I was starting out in this business, that was the norm. You did it all. You looked around, and entertainers could dance, sing, play the piano, act, make you laugh.

I'm not a signing or dancing man.

I am very musical. Am I a great singer? No. But I'm extremely musical.

I would give anything to sing like Beyonce or Adele. I've said many times to my friends that if I could sing like them, I would give up poetry and writing.

The greatest gift a man can have is to have an operatic voice.

Early on, I was a performer playing classical music. It's in my DNA in a way that I can't begin to extract it.

That's the beautiful part about acting - you get to play somebody other than yourself. So, I'm open to people who can't sing, people who can, people that sing a little bit, or people that sing a lot.

The Steinway piano - with its beauty and power - is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.

I was always a natural performer. It was easy for me. I danced and I sang, and all that stuff. I felt like I'd be something in the arts, but it vacillated between being a dancer and a singer, or whatever.

I love to talk about people I've met being an entertainer. All my encounters in life - I roll it all into an hour and 30 minutes.

I love music, and I can play a little. But anyone can see the difference between someone who's talented and someone that's not.

I think an artist can fit under a few different categories depending on how much you explore your creativity. It can vary from artist to artist from musician to performer to vocalist. I thrive on creativity. So in the long run I want to be an all around entertainer.

I did a lot of things when I first started out. In order to be in show business, I juggled, I did magic tricks, cards tricks and I played the banjo.

I enjoyed learning the poems, but I didn't understand of what use they might possibly be. ‘They'll keep you company on the day you have no books to read,' my teacher said.

The finest all-around performer we ever had in America was Judy Garland. There was no limit to her talent. She was the quickest, brightest person I ever worked with.