The lyrics to me are a result of the emotional and creative climate present while making the record as well as personally… — Robin Pecknold Copy Share Image
“They live, we sleep, we starve, they eat. You must comply with their deceit, don't trust the wolves to guard the sheep.… — Trevor D. Richardson Copy Share Image
“Unhappiness where's when I was young, And we didn't give a damn, 'Cause we were raised, To see life as fun and… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
I change lyrics to the songs all the time, too. I don't know if it matters in a lot of ways because… — Matt Corby Copy Share Image
No matter how many quotes, song lyrics, or however much you write your heart out; Sometimes words just can't describe how you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
My most revered hero is Robert Johnson. His lyrics are so consistent with rap: the danger, the boldness, the creativity. — Fantastic Negrito Copy Share Image
While I'm grateful for the freedom to express one's self, I've learned there are limits to what language is appropriate and I'm… — Psy Copy Share Image
From like 15 to 19, all I listened to was Elliott Smith. I started to appreciate the more human aspect of music… — Alex G Copy Share Image
“I'm also a book nerd so aside from my life and my opinions, you could say my lyrics are inspired in some… — Dominic Owen Mallary Copy Share Image
“As far as I was concerned, I wrote songs; chords and beats and lyrics, verses. and bridges and hooks. But then, as… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
My dad's Nigerian, and I remember going to Nigeria, and all of these kids and adults and everyone in-between knew who TuPac… — Annie Ilonzeh Copy Share Image
“I believe the stars are the headlights of angels driving from heaven to save us to save us...Won't you look at the… — David Berman Copy Share Image
“I had no songs in my repertoire for commercial radio anyway. Songs about debauched bootleggers, mothers that drowned their own children, Cadillacs… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
“Life is the bad with all the good. The deadly sharks with the beautiful sea stars. The gigantic waves with the sand… — Lisa Schroeder Copy Share Image
But I wanted the karaoke-style lyrics in our music videos for two reasons: first, cause nobody has lyric booklets anymore, and when… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
“While you’re singing something romantic, I can’t get the lyrics to ‘Love and Marriage’ out of my head, and that tune always… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
On 'Love Letters', I focused exclusively on songs with lyrics, creating a collection of songs that directly address heartbreak and its ensuing… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think Sia is a pretty good reference for me because her way of 'singing and the way she composes the melodies… — Saara Aalto Copy Share Image
Ultimately, Cole Porter's music might say more about his life than any biography could. His songs, with their witty lyrics and debonair… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
Baby I just ran out of band-aids. I dont even know where to start...cause you can bandage the damage, you never really… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
Whoa, and I know that I'll make it Never put my head down T-t-turn it up loud Yeah, 'cause I don't have… — Ross Lynch Copy Share Image
I think 'Adiye/Yadike' is unique and fresh and something new for Indian films. It brings together the blues and gospel feel with… — Sid Sriram Copy Share Image
People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
For me, lyrics are the most important thing in a song. And if they don't have meaning, I would never sing them… — Atif Aslam Copy Share Image
Having a very serious thematic element in the lyrics and then juxtaposing with something really triumphant and just a big beat to… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
We treat the lyrics like the woman any man wants to impress the most. We give the lyrics all the attention we… — Garth Brooks Copy Share Image
I'm writing a musical. I am. I was able to buy the rights to 'The Preacher's Wife,' which starred Whitney Houston... I'm… — Tituss Burgess Copy Share Image
Music is for making people happy, lyrics tell them who they are. Everybody is free to interpret the music, as they want.… — Gustav Ejstes Copy Share Image
A good song has to have a great melody, and the lyrics have to touch my heart. Now, if it's just a… — Reba McEntire Copy Share Image
I want to say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I… — Grimes Copy Share Image
You do know about us in the type of music and the lyrics and their sensibility. Through that you do know something… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
“In starlit nights I saw you, So cruelly you kissed me. Your lips a magic world, Your sky all hung with jewels.… — Echo and the Bunnymen Copy Share Image
Good lyrics don't solve your problems~ they embrace your shit and make it easier to continue~ knowing someone took the time to… — From My Left Ball Copy Share Image
Acting and making music are quite complementary. Acting relies on someone else's writing and direction; writing music or lyrics doesn't. But they… — Josephine de La Baume Copy Share Image
That's pretty much how every song of mine works - I start with gibberish and melody and phrasing. I speak it naturally… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I don't have any favourite lyrics. Honestly, all of them I love 'em to death - it's the same with songs. I… — ASAP Rocky Copy Share Image
With lyrics, I go into a place where I try to hear what the song is about. I have to learn. The… — Lacey Sturm Copy Share Image
