Quotes About Aspiration

I never not wanted to be a singer. Since I was 3, I knew this was what I wanted to do. Well, I can't say I wanted to do it, but I fantasized and thought about it all the time. I never thought it would actually happen.

When I was very young I wanted to be a professional horseback rider. Then I wanted to be a pop singer. Then I wanted to be a psychiatrist. Then I wanted to be a movie director.

Being able to fantasize for a couple of days at being a rock singer surpassed most things I've done on stage.

I want to be a soul singer.

There were a couple of years when I wanted to be a football player, but I really always wanted to be a singer.

In the future, I see me as being my own artist and definitely not a ballad singer!

Many writers secretly long to be performers. You always get the 'if you weren't a writer' question. I would be a back-up singer, to stand in the back and go like 'do, do, do.'

I've only ever wanted to be a singer; I never wanted to be famous.

If I could be anyone, I'd choose the lead singer of Arcade Fire, Win Butler.

I have never called myself an opera singer. Other people do, but I always call myself a classical singer. I'd love to do opera, but I'm still too young and I don't want to do it until I'm ready. I realise that when I do that it's going to be... up for discussion, shall we say, so I want to get it right.

Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.

When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd turn down the music and turn around and I'd be singing and know all of the words but I didn't even know how to talk. From then on I've always wanted to be a singer.

My favorite singer is Lauryn Hill - all time, hands down. She was my biggest inspiration growing up.

I always knew I wanted to work in entertainment, but I actually really wanted to be a singer more than an actress.

I was pretty young when I decided I wanted to, well, more so be a singer. I started singing in church in my hometown, East Orange, New Jersey. I knew when I was about five or six that I wanted to be a performer.

I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.

I'd like to be a jazz singer, but I couldn't possibly do it; nobody would want me, anyway.

People see me as Kylie the singer. It would be a dream for me to be taken seriously as an actress.

I'm very interested in music, but I was not born musical. I honestly do think some people have the knack. I can't play an instrument. I'm a terrible singer. I'm not about to launch my album!

I never saw myself as a singer; I never really thought I had the voice for it.

When I was eight, it was clear I was a very good singer.

I am not super-ambitious. I am not a classically amazing singer or anything.

It's every singer's dream to get to Carnegie Hall.

I was always a wannabe 'singer-songwriter' but nothing was happening. I was trying for albums. I was too afraid to quit my job for nothing. But my friends kept on encouraging me. I kept on writing songs. My first hit was probably my 150th song.