Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ich singe, wie der Vogel singt, Der in den Zweigen wohnet;Das Lied, das aus der Kehle dringt,Ist Lohn, der reichlich lohnet. (uit: Der Sänger)
Citaten
Joe Murray
Marriage should be a duet. When one sings, the other claps.
James Taylor
I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could.
Harvey Fierstein
But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps up, so my voice is obviously responding. It’s a muscle, and the more you use it, the more you use it right, the more you should get out of it. So yes, I sing.
Frank Sinatra
Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I’m honest.
Esther Broner
The total person sings, not just the vocal chords.
Elvis Presley
I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry Como does. But the way I’m singing now is what makes the money.
Ella Fitzgerald
I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
Ella Fitzgerald
I sing like I feel.
Bobby McFerrin
I sing with the voice I have in that moment.
Bertus Aafjes
Als ik iets formuleer, kom ik tot de ontdekking dat bijna altijd het omgekeerde ook waar is. (Deze houd ik als coach graag in mijn achterhoofd.)
Bret Harte
A bird in hand is a certainty. But a bird in the bush may sing.
Aretha Franklin
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.
Maya Angelou
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
spreekwoord
Ieder vogeltje zingt zoals het gebekt is.
George Burns
I love to sing. And I love to drink Scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink Scotch.
Vergilius
Laten we zo lang mogelijk zingen onderweg; de weg wordt er minder eentonig door.
Jean de la Bruyère
Het is een onbeleefd in tegenwoordigheid van hem die gij laat zingen of een instrument bespelen, iemand anders, die dezelfde talenten bezit, onmatig te prijzen; evenals tegenover hen, die u hun verzen voorlezen, een andere dichter.
Leontyne Price
Singing is so exhilarating that it’s difficult to try to explain it.
Etta James
When I perform, I’m somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries.
Montserrat Caballé
When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.
Robert Benchley
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.
Ray Conniff
If you believe in your art and you love what you do, that energy will go out and people will respond.