Anne Murray Quotes

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

I'm slowly working up the courage to sing in front of other people, but I can carry a tune. I do some mean karaoke.

But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud.

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

I never thought I would be singing for the world.

I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself.

I had the question asked of me before, 'What do you like better: singing or playing guitar?' If I'm gonna be totally truthful, if that microphone's in my hand, I'm loving it. When the guitar's in my hand, I'm a little nervous, but I'm still loving it.

I never wanted to perform and never proclaimed myself to be a performer.

I want to write songs, and I would like to play and sing them. I'm not a politician; I'm not a comedian. I hate coming up with bits to do between songs.

I'm singing. I'm a singer!

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.

I know I'm not a great singer. But I love to sing and I like to use my voice in different ways.

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

I still sing every day - in the shower or on the set all day. I'm sure everyone will tell you that I never shut up. But it's not in the capacity that I would like to.

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.

I can never stand in one place on stage for more than a minute and am always singing, dancing and jumping.

I am blessed to perform in the studio and on the concert stage.

When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song.

I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining.

I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant. It's a very special thing.

I expect if you're a professional public speaker, you probably wouldn't want to go onstage and sing and play drums.

I think every film actor secretly wants to be a rock star as well; just that part of the job which requires the extrovert in you. Even if you've become an actor because it's your way of hiding in plain sight, there's still part of you which has that craving.

I do love to sing. Had I a longer set of thigh bones and a sweeter voice, I should have loved to be a performer.

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'