Singing Legend Quotes

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

What is a genius? What is a living legend? What is a megastar? Michael Jackson -- that's all. And when you think you know him, he gives you more. I think he is one of the finest people to hit this planet, and, in my estimation, he is the true King of Pop, Rock and Soul.

I don't mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to.

Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.

Celine Dion, she's magnificent. She has the voice of an angel.

I don't have words for her. I only know there will be not another Lata Mangeshkar.

No-one will ever sound as good as Judy Garland as far as I am concerned.

I love Barbra Streisand. Anybody who knows me knows I just love her, love her, love her!

Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis, and you have Umm Kulthum.

Barbra Streisand, for one, is one of my idols. I've listened to her since I was a little kid - the first album I ever bought was 'A Star is Born' with Kris Kristofferson.

I feel very lucky that I got to work with Lata Mangeshkar, Asha didi and many more in the 1980s.

I believe if you ask any singer who was the greatest country music singer of all time, they would say 'George Jones'. He was without question and by far the BEST! I first met and worked with him when I was 13 years old; I am so very grateful that he was my friend.

I loved Judy Garland. I thought she was such a classic beauty. I thought she was so endearing and charming, and I loved her voice. She was such a dreamer, and I think I was, too - and I am.

You can't compare Lata Mangeshkar with anyone.

I met Bette Midler, who I absolutely love.

Given my district, it would not have been right to put together a 99-song playlist and not include Barbra Streisand. She has appeal across several demographics of the district.

I remember seeing Tony Bennett on television. He was the only guy in the orchestra who was wearing a white tux, and I thought, 'That would be good. To be the only man on stage in a white jacket.'

The very first time I had Whitney Houston on my show, however many years ago, I thought, "You are 'the voice.'" You are the voice, that was my name for you.

Van Morrison remains a singer who can be compared to no other in the history of modern popular music.