Trisha Yearwood Quotes

I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood for singing.

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.

I remember hanging out at Starbucks. There were these older guys who would sit around and play Crosby, Stills & Nash songs. I was just so in love with music. I would just go hang out with them, and I would try to sing and harmonize with them. I didn't even know the songs.

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.

I started singing when I was a little kid. I was about nine when we had a group with my four brothers. We sang spirituals. The old regular thing.

My favorite singer was Shania Twain. I would love for her to sing with me. And J. Lo - they are my favorites.

Singing duets is instinctive, intuitive.

I just claim to do what I do, which is to sing old songs and try to make them cool.

I didn't want to be Nelsons's wife. I wanted to be soprano Kristine Opolais.

Classroom singing is common in India, but no one gives you marks for that. My idea is to introduce music and singing as full-fledged subject so that talent can be polished at an early stage. Also, it will help alleviate stage fear.

I do duets with folks like Randy Goodman, Aaron Neville, Bryan Adams, people like that.

I mean, I wouldn't sound very good next to Barbra Streisand, but I would still love to do a duet with her anyway. Maybe someone else can do the singing for me and I'll just do the lip syncing. How about that?

I've always wanted to be a singer.

I actually do sing sometimes.

Your husband should be able to respect you; he cannot be financially dependent on his wife.

I decided I want to sing more because that's been my passion since I was six.

I originally started playing saxophone. I started singing a little bit when I got into middle school, when I realized girls didn't really date the dude with the saxophone.

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

I've sung my whole life. I did a lot of musical theater growing up, I sing in the shower, sing in the car, sing everywhere really, on set at Chuck, all the time. I like it, and I've always felt like I've had a knack for it, or a talent for it, on some level, I don't know.

Singing was my first love and I never even considered it after I started acting, but now I'm bringing it back into my life.

Singing has always been something that I've loved to do, but I never thought about doing, professionally. I always felt more drawn to acting.

I always had wished somebody else would sing my songs, but there wasn't anybody who knew them, so I sang them myself and eventually became a better singer and guitar player.

The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.

Hattie.' Grace patted my arm. 'My cows sing better than you do.

If you have a voice, sing; but if you have good arms, then go in for dancing.