Usually the things that happen in my life are an easy trigger for songwriting. — Coeur de pirate Copy Share Image
Happy days are here again, The skies above are clear again: Let us sing a song of cheer again, Happy days are… — Jack Yellen Copy Share Image
'Singing Saw' was exactly seeing through my eyes; 'City Music' let me write from somebody else's perspective, somebody living in New York. — Kevin Morby Copy Share Image
There's no judgment on bands that continue on who aren't popular; some people get enjoyment out of it. I'm just not one… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Tale as old as time, tune as old as song. Bittersweet and strange, finding you can change, learning you were wrong. — Beauty And The Beast Copy Share Image
My mother, Minuetta Kessler, was a concert pianist and composer who performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall. — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
You can hear songs that are technically great, songs that tick all the boxes. But for a song to be felt, you… — Max Martin Copy Share Image
With my own music, I'm much more reluctant to say, you know, 'This record slaps!' — Julien Baker Copy Share Image
To me, a great drummer isn't always about somebody with chops who can shred. A great drummer is someone who is part… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
For me, changing the sound and listening to new music - that's just so fun. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.… — Jim James Copy Share Image
“There’s a song by Nine Inch Nails, called “Hurt.” The lyrics go like this: I hurt myself today, to see if I… — Johnny B. Truant Copy Share Image
Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share Image
A song is composed of music and lyrics: 50 percent is the producer, 50 percent is the artist. So, I'm responsible for… — Gza Copy Share Image
If I want to do an orchestral record, if I want to do an acoustic record, if I want to do a… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
I want to entertain my audience. I know when then come and see me play, if I don't do 'Swing Town,' 'Jet… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Everything has to be intrinsic plot-wise in the same way, to use the Linda Williams analogy but to move it on a… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Being a perfectionist, I didn't want to settle for just getting by, so I enrolled in a vocal training program. I then… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
I've always known that I was born to sing, ever since I was a child. — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again... — Charlotte Alington Barnard Copy Share Image