Mick Jagger Quotes

So much of my career has been about saying things the way people say them, using melodies not that I can sing but that the people can sing.

The thing of playin' and singin' never bothered me.

A song is the most intangible thing in the world.

I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.

I studied other singers, so I would learn how to phrase, and learn how to breathe. And the main thing was, I learned how to inhabit my song.

I love my songs, let's not get crazy here.

I was put here to sing.

Singing is what got me into everything and made me fall in love with this industry.

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.

You can say things a million times, but if you can't sing it, then it really isn't much of a song.

I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.

I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking about, it can only help your performance.

I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If I could sing it like he do, I would sing it every night. I like the story it tells.

I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.

I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.

Music and acting kind of all goes together.

Being a singer is a way for me to get to a platform to do more.

If it's a good song and it fits me, that's what I'm going to do, I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can.

There are songs that I have to play!

When I sing full-on I use my whole body. I open my throat and let it fly out.

I'm here to sing.

I love the fact that I can go out there on stage with a guitar and sing a song that means something to somebody.

When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.

If I had my choice, I'd pick a song that tells a story every time. There is a great deal of pleasure in doing the vocal on a number that you can put feeling into.

There are so many great songs yet to sing.