Gregg Allman Quotes

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

On the first recording, I wasn't singing out that much; I was shy with my singing.

Oh, I'm not a very good singer, and that's 'cause I was always embarrassed about my singing.

I think I wanted to sing, but I just couldn't because I was so shy. I didn't really know how to begin that other than like, singing in my room, locking the door, and trying to sing kind of quietly. I knew my mom would want to listen and she would probably bug me about it.

There can be inhibitions, but there are millions of people who like to sing.

I've always been insecure about my singing. That's why I've focused so much on my songwriting.

I think a lot of singers are shy people. I suppose singing on stage is not like talking; you are not as exposed.

If I'm uncomfortable on stage, everybody can see it. I'm not very good at hiding it. I like long, loose jacket dresses - anything that I can literally have room to move in - not that I'm a very big dancer, but because sometimes I'm sitting down at the keyboard, and then sometimes I'm standing. It just has to feel good.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

I have never been able to sing in the shower, much less in front of anybody.

Oh, you wouldn't want to hear me sing.

I've got a lot of weaknesses. One of them is that I often get scared and tense when I'm working - and fear is one of the big threats to any good performance, because it closes you down and makes it harder for you to produce life in front of the camera.

Onstage was where I felt the most confident and in control and free, and as I've gotten older, it's gotten more and more daunting. And I think that's also part of my desire to keep confronting that and pushing through to find that childlike or youthful ignorance against fear and keep at it.

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.

Truthfully, you're not your audience, so all that self-consciousness and all that - it gets in the way of you actually just being the best thing in whatever thing that you're doing.

I was not happy with myself as a human being when I was very young - I was afraid of people; I was afraid of talking, I didn't know how to express myself other than by being on stage.

I did musicals. It's funny, because I can hide behind a character and a voice, but when I have to bring myself and my own voice to it, it's very nerve-wracking.

I never thought I could sing. I still don't.

In my opinion, anybody can sing. If they have a voice, they must sing.

I didn't think rap was me. But I was shy to sing in front of people. It'd be so off because I was shy.

But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud.

I'm not scared of many things in front of the camera. Everywhere else, yes, I'm terrified. But acting is just pretending, and you are exploring feelings in a safe environment.

I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene.

I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then it's fine.

I sang with a voice that was natural, and I liked the way I produced that sound. I thought of my other friends, that they were singing and dancing, but they didn't have this. I was special.