Song Quotes · Page 224

If I have the chance, I would like to write an emotional, sad ballad.

— Jeongyeon

The silence of the room is as important as the music.

— John Waite

I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song.

— John Lydon

Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.

— Amanda Gorman

I'm not an idiot: I know that I can sing and I know that I can act.

— Lindsay Pearce

People want to have access to jazz because it has a vibe that's very strong.

— Kurt Elling

For every situation, there is a suitable line from a song.

— Anonymous

I want people to hear my lyrics and my melodies and say, 'That dude's in pain.'

— Ivan Moody

I like to play the ukulele, but I'm not, like, awesome at it. I mostly play the piano and the guitar.

— Zooey Deschanel

I do not know what kind of relationship Jim Carroll and The Ramones had, though I imagine they all knew each other,…

— Kevin Morby

I don't need music for the good times. I don't have that kind of need. Music doesn't serve me like that.

— Henry Rollins

Musicians and non-musicians alike are priding themselves on the width and breadth of their musical interests, which I think is to be…

— Chris Thile

Sometimes what makes a great song is that bittersweet combination - a really heartfelt song, whether good or bad, mixed with something…

— Jonas Blue

I listen to everything - from Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette all the way down to rap like Scarface, UGK and Lauryn…

— Jay-Z

To me, the guitar is a tool for songwriting, and it's fun, too. The day that it's not fun, that's when I'm…

— Scott Ian

In a world of bands called Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank, Electric Sheep rolls off the tongue like a Shakespearean love sonnet. Leave…

— Tom Morello

I have on my table a violin string. It is free to move in any direction I like. If I twist one…

— Rabindranath Tagore

The thing with the piano is, the piano is like percussion almost - well, it is. You have to... not beat on…

— Gregg Allman

I love deeply, and when it comes to singing love songs and something that I have no problem doing, I put all…

— Josh Turner

People should listen to my music if they are into a lot of different genres and kind of want to get it…

— Kyle

Jazz is something that's constantly changing. Its sole purpose is to let people improvise, to let them solo differently each time they…

— Allan Holdsworth

When you think of Napster, you think of music. But the first thing that struck me was that this was an important…

— David Boies

“Like my outfit? I’m going for counterculture. By showing up to a punk rock concert in the least punk-aesthetic outfit possible, I’m…

— Alexandra Martin

Baby boomers helped me a great deal in my career. They launched me. They were there for me to sing my song…

— George Carlin

I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music.

— George Strait

For me, creating music is just as relaxing as sitting down and doing nothing.

— Jack Garratt

A big part of my schtick in my live comedy is doing earnest R&B ballads.

— Jamie Demetriou

I really take pleasure and pride in singing the way people expect me to.

— Russell Mael

I'd rather get a hot dog or a doughnut than write a song.

— John Prine

When punk picked up black leather, I put it down.

— Suzi Quatro

“Every song deserves lyrics. Deserves a story to tell.”

— Courtney C. Stevens

This is not a love song I don't sing my mother tongue.

— Rammstein

There's hundreds of different ways of writing songs.

— Mick Jagger

The total person sings not just the vocal chords.

— E. M. Broner

I never liked the Beatles. I thought they were garbage.

— Lou Reed

I can't legislate a song into being; it just will not happen for me.

— David Crosby

As I've gotten older, my love for jazz has increased.

— Lauren Daigle

English music is white - it evades everything.

— Edward Elgar

I'm about to sing the song for the future.

— Stephanie Mills

I get nervous as hell when it's time for the songs to come out.

— Tionne Watkins