Peng Liyuan Quotes

I really studied her singing, trying to see what it was about her that made her such a natural, incredible singer. Because sometimes as a singer, you really have to work to reach a certain note. And for Donna Summer, it seemed effortless.

I am very musical. Am I a great singer? No. But I'm extremely musical.

I'm a great singer.

I've been singing, literally, since I was born.

I sang a lot growing up; I always loved music.

I know that I can sing. That's the reason I started playing music when I was twelve years old.

I never saw myself as a singer; I never really thought I had the voice for it.

All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens.

I love to sing. I never had any formal training. My mother is a singer, and I picked up listening to her.

I have a talent, I can sing.

Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.

It's a rare combination to have someone who can write songs and sing well.

Some people have the gift where they can just sing. I don't have the fail-safe voice, so it has to be something that I need to sing about.

I've always been talented, always been able to sing or remember a song after hearing it one time.

The greatest gift a man can have is to have an operatic voice.

Vocally, I had never taken a lesson when I put out my videos. It was just a lot of fun. I had watched my dad play guitar, so I just sort of did the same thing.

I like Brandy a lot. She's a vocal prodigy.

I've always been a singer, but I don't know if I was always a natural performer.

I have a four-and-a-half-, nearly five-octave range. I probably should have had extra lessons as a child, as I am certain my family heard my potential, but I didn't. I was in the choir as a schoolgirl, but really, it is all self-taught.

I always thought I was a singer, but I really am not.

I know I could never be in a pop band. I honestly have an appalling voice.

There are a lot of people who look great but can't sing.

I don't sing as well as my mother. I'm a good actress. I'm not that good a singer.

I never thought of myself as a good singer.

The thing that's tricky is sometimes the best voices - just because someone hits the big notes and sounds amazing - it doesn't necessarily mean they make the greatest artists.