"I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going."
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"I never thought of being a performer, never thought of being a singer, never thought of being a photographer. It's just the trajectory of my work. I go to the medium that serves the vision."
"When God helps all the workers for His world, The singers shall have help of Him, not last."
"I never saw myself as a folk singer."
"I'm not a folk-singer. I just sing a certain place."
"I moonlight as a singer."
"The trip had become boring. It wasn't exciting anymore to totally be a singer/songwriter because it wasn't working for me."
"Hendrix was the first person I had come across who seemed completely free, and when you're nine or 10, your life is entirely dominated by adults. So he represented this thing that I wanted to be. Hendrix was the first person who made me think it might be good to be a singer and a guitarist - before that I wanted to be a footballer."
"I've been working a lot on figuring out how to sing differently and better. I want to become a better singer. I want to sing out more. I want to me more extroverted, vocally."
"To this day, some of my closest friends say, 'Gaga, you know, everything's great. You're a singer; your dreams have come true.' But, still, when certain things are said to you over and over again as you're growing up, it stays with you and you wonder if they're true."
"I have never had plastic surgery, and there are many pop singers who have."
"Everyone is entitled to my opinion"
"I had the title poet, and maybe I was one for a while. Also, the title singer was kindly accorded me, even though I could barely carry a tune."
"I've learned 2 things about tv. It's always easier with vodka & SOME OF THE BEST SINGERS ARE FROM THE PHILIPPINES"
"George Jones was my all time favorite singer and one of my favorite people in the world."
"What Autotune allows is for people like myself and Kanye West not to depend on the singer. Back in the Fifties, the songwriter was rendered invisible. Now the songwriter is there in the forefront."
"You've got to separate the singer and the songs."
"Like a groupie incognito posing as a real singer, life imitates art."
"Even if you're the best singer in the world, there's a good chance no one will ever hear you."
"I'm like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road."