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John Steinbeck Novelist, Journalist
Singing

"The church and the whorehouse arrived in the Far West simultaneously. And each would have been horrified to think it was a different facet of the same thing. But surely they were both intended to accomplish the same thing: the singing, the devotion, the poetry of the churches took a man out of his bleakness for a time, and so did the brothels."

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B. B. King Musician
Singing

"When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille."

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Etta James Singer
Singing

"You know, YOUR President, the one with the big ears-he ain't my President - had that woman singing for him at his Inauguration. She's going to get her [expletive] whooped. How dare Beyonce sing MY song that I been singing forever. Now I'm going to sing it for y'all."

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Chris Martin Musician
Singing

"You can sometimes get your own feelings across more strongly if you pretend that you're singing it from someone else's angle. But it's always from me. It's just a new way of framing it."

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Colin Hay Musician
Singing

"In certain ways I still feel like I'm finding my way. I feel pretty comfortable playing acoustic guitar and singing, but then I feel pretty good sitting on a reggae groove as well."

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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer
Singing

"For a decision-the freest of my actions just happens like hiccups inside me or like a bird singing outside me."

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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
Singing

"Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food."

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