Song Quotes · Page 287

There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.

— Jake Owen

I'm a bass player and I'm a drummer - I'm a big fan of bass players.

— DJ Premier

This song goes out to all those children who deserve a second chance.

— Hayley Williams

I started trying to write songs when I was 8 or 9 years old.

— Sondre Lerche

I know so many songs. I'm like a walking karaoke torture machine.

— Evan Dando

Rather than say I play Jazz, I simply say I play music.

— Kenny Garrett

First of all I listen to music. I like music.

— Gyorgy Ligeti

Everyone has learned how to monetize music except the music industry.

— Pete Wentz

I would like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

— Paul Desmond

With 'Feels,' I was in a really long relationship with somebody, so the songs were about that.

— Snoh Aalegra

I'm not Metallica, you can tell that I'm really not that angry in most of my songs.

— William Fitzsimmons

I messed around with the guitar from the age of about eight, but when I hit 13, it was the only thing…

— Sam Fender

So writing a song is much harder than doing a classical piece for me, because in a classical piece, I can just…

— Glenn Danzig

II know very, very little about the ukulele, but I actually grew up playing the viola from 4th grade through high school.

— Kris Allen

I started performing in musical events after the success of 'Victory' and fans demanded the song 'Khaali Quarter' in every show.

— Arjun Janya

“Music is the hidden arithmetic of the soul, which does not know that it deals with numbers. (Paraphrasing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz)”

— Ellen Klages

I really tried to push every genre that I could into this record. I wanted every song to have this feel, where…

— Cody Johnson

I think it's important to find out who all the writers were and make sure everyone gets a fair cut - but…

— Becky Hill

A lot of people give in to those pressures and let others influence the process on their second albums because they want…

— Vanessa Carlton

The Rolling Stones are truly the greatest rock and roll band in the world and always will be. The last too. Everything…

— Bob Dylan

"Tabernacle" was probably the easiest song I'd ever wrote because all I really had to do was rhyme the words since the…

— Ryan Montgomery

I always have to remember that I am the narrator, but it doesn't have to be about me. A lot of songwriting…

— Ryan Adams

I come from a very strenuous, strict, disciplined classical music background. My grandfather, noted Carnatic classical exponent Dr. Sripada Pinakapani, was a…

— Chinmayi

My mother insisted that I pursue music. I rented out my father's musical equipment and earned some money. As a child, I…

— A. R. Rahman

My main objective was finding my individuality as a vocalist.

— Juliette Lewis

Stylistically speaking, 'Paradise' is a Jekyll & Hyde song.

— Marc Martel

I discovered the Clash, the Pistols, obviously the Ramones, Blondie.

— Anonymous

To write a blues song is to regiment riots and pluck gems from graves.

— Etheridge Knight

“Maybe the key to finding the perfect song is simply rewriting the lyrics.”

— Kandi Steiner

I've written songs sober and I've written songs high.

— Barry Mann

If I didn't do music, I would do something to help people out.

— Anne-Marie

All I want to do is sing on other people's records.

— Neko Case

Kirtan is food for the spirit, a life raft of song.

— Jai Uttal

I'm a singer, not a talker I took singing lessons, not talking lessons.

— Frank Sinatra Jr

“Music doesn't have a body, but that's real...”

— Lauren Oliver

People who make good music aren't necessarily nice people.

— Jarvis Cocker

I want to spread my music to the people and help them unify.

— Skip Marley

Singing is and always will be a part of my life.

— Tammin Sursok

This ain't rock 'n' roll; this is genocide

— David Bowie

“Sing me a love song in a slow, southern drawl to the tune of sunny days...”

— Kellie Elmore