Song Quotes · Page 467

It's really a rush and a thrill to feel you've been part of a body of music that's inspiring.

— Robert Trujillo

Skateboarding was my introduction to rap and the first rap song that I really liked was KRS-One 'Step Into A World.'

— Vic Mensa

With rock and metal, I think a lot of people connect with the lyrics because they feel like they don't fit in.

— Oliver Sykes

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody. Jimi Hendrix is still one of my heroes.

— Robert Cray

They weren't musicians or anything, but my dad was a big music fan and so was my mom.

— Uncle Kracker

This is what we learned on. We stick with what works. This is how the first album was done. We go by…

— 9th Wonder

My song is ya girlfriend's wakin up ringer... or alarm or whateva. She'll be here at 6 in the morn if I…

— Drake

When I tell you to listen to a song, its because the lyrics mean everything Im trying to say to you

— Sushan

I decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the…

— Wyclef Jean

If you want to write a love song, you need to not try to write it for a particular person in a…

— Stephin Merritt

“It's one of those songs that everybody knows, but you are not supposed to do, because everyone does it, only no-one does…

— Gloria Jackson

At this time the fashion is to bring something to jazz that I reject. They speak of freedom. But one has no…

— Thelonious Monk

I give myself time with a guitar and PA to let my subconscious do its thing. This happens repeatedly over a period…

— Scout Niblett

I remember recording the Artilleryman's song 'Brave New World' while I was on a big U.K. tour. My voice was a bit…

— David Essex

Our father taught us how to play. He's also our biggest inspiration and he opened our ears to a lot of older…

— Henry Garza

I like soul, I like rock, I like new wave, I like punk music, I like blues, I like jazz, and I…

— DJ Premier

I can still sing most Eagles songs, even though I never bought a record and never liked the band.

— Craig Finn

A song like 'Kilimanjaro,' which is such a fun, entertaining track... Singing the song was an amazing experience.

— Chinmayi

I used to sing classical music to the flowers in the garden and imagine they were all different parts of the orchestra.…

— Joe Lycett

If they [Guns N' Roses] didn't get back together soon they would have missed their window and no one would have cared…

— Steven Tyler

I think that a band that cannot limit themselves to one genre and can kind of do a lot of different things.

— Brendon Urie

It is titled 'Song of Joy.' The lyrics are inspiring and I hope it appeals to people. The track will help them…

— Liz Mitchell

I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.

— Nas

In most multiple composer situations, you find it because someone got nervous about the music and insisted that somebody else come in…

— James Newton Howard

You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music.

— Annie Proulx

It's not like we were setting out to make a political statement - we're just a band with opinions.

— Martie Maguire

“You know I've always wanted someone to sing to me, but now I know that what I want more is to sing…

— Marlena De Blasi

I'm really into the idea of playing sit-down drums again. I don't know if it'll end up that way, but as of…

— Panda Bear

But the approach to recording this album was kind of an organized, chaotic approach where I wanted to maintain and preserve that…

— Vanessa Carlton

I feel like I'm always just trying to write better music and keep topping myself.

— Borns

I think that sonically, music speaks volumes more than words do, and I have always thought that and will continue to think…

— Zach Condon

I've always been in music. I started out in music, and I will continue to do music.

— Jacob Latimore

Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make Life, Death, and the vast Forever one grand, sweet song.

— Charles Kingsley

I'm the most indecisive person in the world. I'll do three versions of a song, then think, "Is the demo better?"

— Marc Almond

My dad played some guitar, and both my parents are fans of music and have huge record collections.

— Zacky Vengeance

Hate and anger and disappointment and rage can be channeled in music into the most positive place.

— Brody Dalle

I say the same thing about the death of James Wait. "Oh, well -- he wasn't going to write the Beethoven's Ninth…

— Kurt Vonnegut

So you can play if you wanna nigga it's goin' down and I don't need a manager cuz I don't trust a…

— Yo Gotti

Kombucha' is a song about leaving someone who was awful for me and wanting no residual contact. Reclaiming my life and the…

— Matthew Koma

I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as…

— Idris Elba