"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."
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"Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I'm happy with that."
"A song is a favorite song, not because the singer can hit and hold a high note, but because of the words, their meaning."
"I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period."
"I'm not a jazz singer, blues singer or country singer. I'm a singer that can sing rhythm & blues, that can sing jazz, that can sing country. There's a big difference. In other words, I'm not a specialist."
"The only male singer who I've seen besides myself and who's better than me--that is Michael Jackson."
"She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer."
"My greatest teacher was not a vocal coach, not the work of other singers, but the way Tommy Dorsey breathed and phrased on the trombone."
"Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct, and much simpler than [John Singer] Sargent thinks."
"Judy Garland is a singer with a capital S. And talk about soul. This woman was soul personified. Judy Garland is a class by herself."
"What about Tom Jones? He's made a million and he's a bloody awful singer."
"I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist."
"I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument."
"I'm no hillbilly singer."
"I have a lot of friends who do what I do. Either they're actresses or singers or things like that."
"I never really wanted to be a singer - not with any longevity. But I always wanted to be a writer."
"The eye is the painter and the ear the singer."
"I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought."
"With love that knew no fear, the Singer caught his torment, wrapped it all in song and gave it back to him as peace."
"There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer."
"The first thing I ever wanted to be was a backup singer for Guns 'n' Roses."