“Music is the Universal Language that allows all people to communicate with each other.” — Ellen J. Barrier Copy Share Image
In the past, I'd sort of know before Ozzy sang something, what he was going to sing. I'd know what sort of… — Tony Iommi Copy Share Image
My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something… — Michael Bolton Copy Share Image
If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
If his voice hasn't been the melody of my life, it's been the bass line, so subtle you don't notice it until… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
The soul of music slumbers in the shell Till waked and kindled by the master's spell; And feeling hearts, touch them but… — Samuel Rogers Copy Share Image
If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the… — Branford Marsalis Copy Share Image
I play until my fingers are blue and stiff from the cold, and then I keep on playing. Until I'm lost in… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
It's important to keep your creative muscle strong and working. My most inspiring method though is just sitting down with an acoustic… — Zella Day Copy Share Image
Folk music usually has an emphasis on the lyrics and melody. And those lyrics are usually relevant in some way. And it's… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Aretha with no goals, eternally single & one step soft of heaven/ let it be understood that she owns this melody along… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I was a very romantic, overly dramatic young lady, which served me well as a songwriter. Especially as someone who had to… — Jane Wiedlin Copy Share Image
I love writing pop songs and I love the challenge. I love melodies and wanted it to be classy. I wanted it… — Courtney Jaye Copy Share Image
I think this my last album - No Place For My Dream - truly is my best work. My fear now is,… — Femi Kuti Copy Share Image
I still have a very nonintellectual, nonjudgmental relationship with melody and the music as I hear it all in my head. — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
I try to incorporate melody. Even though I'm screaming, I still like to think I bring melody into screaming. — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
I am that which lies beyond time. Like a melody, which sounds completely only after the last note is played. — Anna Kamienska Copy Share Image
In 'Barfi,' we have departed from regular commercial stuff and used the melody 'Bare Bare,' sung by Sonu Nigam as the introductory… — Arjun Janya Copy Share Image
Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
When I listen to songs, to this day, I listen to the chords and the groove and the melody. — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
I want to make meaningful music always - I think every artist does. We want our words and melodies to mean something… — Darren Fletcher Copy Share Image
“Look up. Listen to the melody. If you want to dance, then you can’t fight the music; you have to flow with… — Jennifer Pharr Davis Copy Share Image
To George Gershwin, on refusinghim as a pupil: You would only lose the spontaneous quality of your melody, and end by writing… — Maurice Ravel Copy Share Image
I find that I like what I like. I like a strong melody, I like an inventive structure and I have to… — Neal Brennan Copy Share Image
What makes a great song - you don't put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That's what's fun about recording with an orchestra. — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
When you hear the voice of Rosa Ponselle, you hear a fountain of melody blessed by the Lord. — Mary Garden Copy Share Image
Always, a form of self-equilibration, a soul or psyche, is trying to assert itself, to continue the melody of its self-realized life. — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
I love 'Shadow' the most! The melody is awesome, and I really like how the lyrics express genuine emotions. — Dahyun Copy Share Image
The genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
When you write a play, you work out like a musician on a piece of music. You find all the rhythms and… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a child I've always been very attracted to melodies. Whether I hear Jeff Beck, a choir, an ocean… — Carlos Santana Copy Share Image
It's always a pleasure when you can compose guitar parts from a strong vocal and not just put the melody on top… — Wes Borland Copy Share Image
The night comes stealing o'er me, And clouds are on the sea; While the wavelets rustle before me With a mystical melody. — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
I often think of random melodies. And I pretty much hear in my head what I want to do with the orchestra… — Andrew Lloyd Webber Copy Share Image
“And she sang. Perhaps she'd never stop, for it was rather freeing, this blissful, empowered place where she was nothing but rhythm… — Dianna Hardy Copy Share Image
In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
I want to throw my voice more, I want to manipulate melody more... I want to be less deliberate and mechanical... I… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
