Anne Murray Quotes

I really want to work with Rufus Wainwright. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. I would love to work with Kanye West.

Bryan Adams might not be what I want to put on, but he's a pop singer with a great voice and great guitar tone. Plus, he's done more for Canada than Rush have, because he works all the time. I envy him for that.

I listen to Billy Joel. He is fabulous. I saw him with Elton John when they toured together, it was so great.

There's a lot of people I'd like to write with, like Keith Urban or even as far out as Stevie Wonder.

All I want to do is sing on other people's records.

I would love to do a record with Usher.

Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together.

I'd like to do something with Bruno Mars if we ever got the opportunity.

My musical taste has always been wide. I started out as a folky before I moved on to blues and soul.

I did recording sessions as a musician as well as a background vocalist and enjoyed every minute of it. I remember singing harmony with Waylon Jennings on a few songs that were hits. Chet Atkins always put me up so high that I strained to hit every note. It was a lot of fun.

James Ralston, my guitar player, has performed with Tina Turner for about 22 years. Jim Hanson on bass has played with Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell and Bruce Springsteen, and they're fantastic musicians and amazing singers they get a really cool vocal sound together.

How many people get to say they recorded a song with Dolly Parton and Jennifer Aniston?

I like works by Bryan Adams and Mariah Carey, among others.

I think I've been lucky to work with so many lovely people. But there's Joshua Bell, who's the world's greatest violinist. We worked together live and once, for his record, but I really would want to work with him on one of my records.

I'm a big fan of Usher, and I'd love for us to record together.

I think Ed Sheeran would be a great collaboration.

I do guest vocals all the time.

Having Dierks Bentley on a song is one of the coolest things I've ever gotten to experience. For one, him agreeing to do a song with me but two, getting to share that moment in the studio.

Oh my God, Luke Bryan is so handsome in person.

I've been with Rita Ora in the studio doing a song of hers. She's amazing. She's a sweetheart.

I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley.

I would like to do a duet with Kelly Clarkson. I just think she's wonderful!

I started singing backgrounds for Mary Mary and Usher during 'Confessions.' Then I jumped to working with Anthony Hamilton, Jill Scott; jumped again to Kanye West, The Killers. I kept saying, 'OK, this is the last time; then I get to do my music.'

The second we were done on 'The Sing-Off,' we were like, 'All right, now we're competing with Rihanna and Taylor Swift.' We've always set the bar high. We want a hit.

We really hated being in a band. The joy for us and why we slipped nicely and neatly into it was because we didn't need a band anymore. We became a duo because of technology.