Leo Sayer Quotes

I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano.

Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs and bring about my interpretation of them.

It's what I do. I don't deserve any awards for this, it's just music. It's just writing songs. You sit down, you write a song, you record it. You tour and play the songs live, dress them up a bit differently, or dress them down.

I've sung other people's music all my life.

I've written my own music, and I play guitar.

Paul Sinha is a very good piano player and singer.

As a musician, I have sung, composed, and played instruments, and a lesser-known fact is that I have composed 20-30 ad jingles as well.

Songwriting was definitely first. I started singing, and then I was rapping; then I went back to singing. As I was growing up, I just taught myself piano and guitar.

You're never going to improve on a Michael Jackson song if you cover it.

I've been writing and composing songs since I was 5 years old.

Acting may be how I've made my living, but music has always been my passion.

Singing and playing have always gone hand-in-hand with me. I love 'em both equally.

My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

I started writing songs when I started learning guitar.

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.

I play keyboards and sing. I've written a couple of songs too.

'My Life' is not an autobiography. It's just music.

I sing and play guitar and harmonica. I've been doing it for a long time.

I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.

You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.

If you play more than two chords, you're showing off.

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

There's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written.