Heartfelt Singing Quotes

I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my stuff was filled with more despair than anything you'd associate with rock 'n' roll. Since I couldn't see people dancing, I didn't write jitterbugs or twists. I wrote rhythms that moved me. My style requires pure heart singing.

I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.

I really learned to sing in church, I think, really with emotion.

I am not a trained singer, but I always sing from my heart.

When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That's what I wanted to do.

I could hear your heart and soul come through your voice!

He who sings a song to Christ in the night, sings the best song in all the world; for he sings from the heart.

In a band with humor, it's easy to be a caricature, especially when you've been around as long as we have. But we sing those songs as genuine as we can, always from the heart. When we do the fish sounds in 'Rock Lobster,' Cindy and I are pouring our hearts out.

I'm a true singer who grew up singing in church, so I love singing my heart out.

When I sing, I go somewhere else. Every time after I sing, I'll ask, 'Did I do OK?' Because I feel like it's like my soul squeezing out of my vocal chords. I don't sit there and think about 'I'm gonna do this next...' I just sing. I sing from my heart, and my heart's got a little lonesome in it.

The soft contralto notes of a woman's voice are born in the immediate region of the heart.

There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like I'm performing; I'm just singing stuff that I really believe.

I'm a real Otis Redding fan, and I just think he sounds so good. He sounds like he's always at the end of a long day, and he just won't give up. I just love his wearied devotion - that beautiful, beautiful, weathered sound.

On Heartbreaker, I had to sing those songs. I drank the way I did those songs. I ate the way I did those songs. I communicated the way I did those songs.

I sing what I sing true. Each night I sing it the way I feel that night.

God would be a very selfish god if he gave all the soul to one race. ... When one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.

Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart.

I can sing in various genres, but my heart truly lies in singing romantic songs. This has been my forte ever since I was 8 or 9.

You've got to sing from the depths of the heart. Without heart, you cannot be a Qawwal.

That's the best worship you can get when the worship leader is there with no other intentions and ready to sing their heart out for the Lord.

I feel what I sing, and I sing what I feel. Really, that's all I can do.

You gotta 'be' country music - you can't just sing it.

The reason my voice is sounding more passionate is because I'm singing directly from the heart.

I've read and heard that some of the most inspiring vocal interpreters adhere habitually to one rule: Always think the lyrics as you're singing them, so that the sentiment is always appropriate and heartfelt.

One has to sing from the heart to let it touch the right chords. Unless you enjoy the song, your listener will not either.