Pastoral Resources

I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time.

I'm not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That's going to take another 100 performances.

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

I don't think we should speak so much. What if we were singing a song? We split, whilst singing.

In an attempt to amuse my friends and family, I would do impressions of Dean Martin, singing Everybody Loves Somebody. I secretly really enjoyed singing the song.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.

There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.

I saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard.

Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices.

Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.

And I told her point blank, you've got everything to live for. You've got such talent. You're back singing great, lose the weight. And she went and did it, and look at her now!

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

The real amazing thing about all of this is I think I've maintained the mentality of a musician throughout it all, which I'm proudest of. And I'm still playing on people's records and singing on people's records.

It is not fun singing about losing somebody like that, but at the same time it was easy to write because the memories were so real and vivid and so much a part of who I am.

The secret of success is sincerity.

The sincerity of the art worker must permeate the song as naturally as the green leaves break through the dead branches in springtime.

Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs as well. My point is that I stopped playing in bands and played solo for four years, to get back into the groove and pulse of writing and singing and who I am on stage.