Jimmy Scott Quotes

If you have a great love of singing, supported by others' fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite.

You're going to be entertained. But when you finish hearing me singing, you're going to want to keep going, and you're going to keep believing and that's the kind of artist I am.

I stopped singing for a long time because it just wasn't something I was very passionate about.

I kind of feel like I didn't have much choice. The songs... the playing... those were the only things that ever really kept my attention.

I don't see any reason to quit playing. I'll be doing this at least till I get to a hundred and something. You know, I ain't got far to go. But I'm still going to be playing, as long as I have good ideas, and can play as I do.

I will always desire to play with Bruce Springsteen. He's the most inspirational, most dedicated, most committed and most focused artist I've ever seen. I like to be around people like that.

Even people that know Johnny Cash's music really well and know that he was married don't really know that much about June Carter. So finding out about her really helped to inform my performance and to bring her to the front in a way that she has never been before.

Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes.

For Heaven’s sake, Al, kick more ass!

I'm the kind of guy that if I go to a concert and hear something that knocks me out, I don't want to be left out of that. I'm going to try to get into that, and I'm running back home to practice.

People kept asking me, 'When are you singing again?' so I kept doing it. It was that simple.

I started dancing because of Janet Jackson.

I love singing. You know, my mother always used to encourage me, 'Sing, sing,' and I was in a choir in church, yes.

Music is a major cornerstone of our success.

If you think you can sing, you can sing; that's all that matters. So I'm always singing around my guys, around the team, during warm-ups, because I think people need to hear this voice. I think they deserve it.

I don't sing for awards, I sing for rewards!

I enjoy keeping busy, and fortunately for me, there's a large audience out there who are keen to hear me sing. It's their love and affection that keep me going.

I remember back in the early '70s, when I had a disastrous Grand Prix, my wife, Lynn, said to me, 'Don't worry, you're going to be a late boomer.' That's what she said to me, and I've always held that thought.

You get very inspired on tour.

I just love writing songs and singing them. People seem to enjoy them, and that's all you can really ask for. I didn't get into it to try to be a celebrity or whatever.

I'm obsessed with Bruno Mars' records. I'd give my right leg to be able to sing like that dude.

That's the thing, though: It doesn't matter how much you've done or who you've played with. Do you have the passion?

'Rise' is a very empowering song.

'Good Life' was my gold-medal song and is what I sing when I need to get focused and keep calm. It also just makes me super happy, and I love jamming out.

It's always great to perform, make the podium, and yeah, gold, silver, and bronze, will also encourage other nations, Asia, America to do better.