Rag'n'Bone Man Quotes

I didn't start singing until I was 16. I was afraid to sing in front of people.

I really like singing, although I'm embarrassed about doing it.

I didn't start singing with my eyes open until I was 19 - that's how shy I was!

Performing didn't feel comfortable until I was about 17. I loved to sing, but I always said I would never perform because I was too scared.

There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another facet of my character, and I need to do that.

I'm slowly working up the courage to sing in front of other people, but I can carry a tune. I do some mean karaoke.

I'm definitely not a karaoke man, but I like to try stuff, so I'd get up on stage and give it a go. It would have to be something cheesy - karaoke always is - so maybe R. Kelly, 'The World's Greatest.'

The way that I learned to be confident was I would ride the back of the city bus and sing very low.

I feel like more than 80% of the world wouldn't get up in front of 40 million people and dance on national television, and if I have the confidence to do that then that's a step ahead in my life for me in terms of personal goals. I will gain a lot of confidence on all aspects right there.

By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.

I started taking singing classes just two years ago. It was great. I never knew I could sing but I kind of found my voice.

The days of an open mic night when I'd rock up in an old jumper are over.

I found at an early age the times when I learned the most about myself was when I got thrown out there on a stage in front of a microphone when you didn't really want to be out there, where you're kind of afraid.

There's hardly anything I've ever done that's made me cringe; I've got pretty good pitch, for a start, so I'm not known for hitting bum notes.

I was never pushed into the industry. I was a very shy child. I was not one to perform for friends and family at every get-together.

I quite like the idea of performing in front of people that don't like me.

I had big problems with stage fright in the past. I think, slowly, as I've gotten better at it, I've started to enjoy it. It's made me a more confident person in my normal life. I can open up and be myself in situations that used to be abject terror.

I'm not really a singer.

I've really improved, I think, as far as just being able to get up onstage with my guitar and sing.

Me becoming a person, instead of somebody who just hides and is afraid, has happened in tandem with me learning to write music and become a good songwriter.

For me I have learned to enjoy everything, especially performing live, so much more. I used to get horrible stage fright when I was younger and today and just love to sing for anyone who still turns up at my shows!

It was during this [as a kid] time that I came out of my shell vocally and performance wise, I learned how to really and truly sing in a different way.... my way. It was an amazing experience because I also realized my lifelong dream - to sing my own songs...I have something to say and it was a great release for me to share that part of myself with others.

I didn't know if I had the music for it or if I could pull off the larger concert experience. Then I realized if I can just continue to be myself, I'll be all right.

Just the fact that a thousand people in front of me were ready to hear me sing was one of the best feelings I can think of.

I used to teach kids when I was younger. When I was about 14 or 15 I started teaching children drama and something that I used to say to them was, 'Don't be afraid.' People would be afraid of forgetting their lines or something.