John Oates Quotes

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

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

Obviously, I'm not a singer. I don't consider myself a singer.

I didn't think it was special to be able to sing.

I mean, I sing. But I don't think I'm a good enough singer to do any kind of musical.

In case you're wondering whether I lip synch, the answer is no... people think so because I sound so good.

There are a lot of singers who cannot sing to save their lives. We have to accept it, but thank God there is such a thing as live shows. It's only when people are faced with live shows that the world gets to know how good or how bad they are.

I don't have a terrible singing voice, but I also wouldn't call it 'good.' I can carry a tune.

It's not like we don't have any talent. We can't sing like Whitney Houston, but we can sing well.

I always enjoyed singing but I was never convinced that I had a big voice like that, that was distinctive, I just thought I can sing in the choir.

I'm a much better singer than actor, which doesn't really say a whole lot.

I just don't think I'm a very good singer.

When people come to my shows, they're like, 'I can't believe you can actually freaking sing!'

I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough.

I never thought of myself as a good singer.

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 think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.

When I was eight, it was clear I was a very good singer.

I was a born singer.

Often you get wonderful singers who maybe aren't as strong as actors, or you get wonderful actors who can't sing very well.

I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer.

I love singing and I think I have a really nice voice, but I don't think I have an unbelievable singing voice. I think I have a great character voice.

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.

If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.