I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.

- Adam Lambert

Whoever heard of an electric violin, electric cello or, for that matter, an electric singer?

- Andres Segovia

As a newcomer, you know, you don't come out the gate as a singer and try to compare with Judy Garland.

- Allison Tolman

I'm not comfortable as a lead singer. Maybe I could do it in the studio, but I wouldn't have the confidence to play shows.

- Adam Schlesinger

I'd always wanted to be an actress or a model or a singer.

- Abbey Clancy

I am neither such a great songwriter or such a great singer that the world must hear my album. There's just no point to make.

- Anna Kendrick

I'm not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.

- Andre Braugher

I know my own weaknesses as a human being, and as a musician, as a singer and as a woman.

- Amy Grant

My dad is a singer. He used to sing in nightclubs, or pizza joints.

- Amy Adams

I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.

- Adam Lambert

I felt like people only knew me as a singer who dated pretty girls.

- Adam Levine

I'm a rock and roll singer.

- Adam Ant

My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something.

- Andrea Bocelli

The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.

- Andrea Bocelli

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power.

- Andrea Bocelli

I started as a lyrical singer. But it was through the pop universe that I reached international fame.

- Andrea Bocelli

If you play an instrument, it makes you a better singer. The more you play, the better you sing, the more you sing, the better you play.

- Amy Winehouse

I've got a crush on my backing singer.

- Amy Winehouse

If I were a writer and not a singer in 10 years, I don't know how I'd feel about writing really personal songs and getting someone else to sing them.

- Adele

I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.

- Adele