Song Quotes · Page 631

The music that I wrote and recorded is music that I really enjoy listening to. It's just dumb luck that a lot…

— Tom Scholz

I have simply said that there's just a side of me that could not judge anybody singing. It's not who I am.…

— Steve Perry

When you're playing such brilliant music every day, then the last thing you ever want to do is try to write something…

— Regina Spektor

My favorite is Augustus Gloop's song because it's very Bollywood. I kept telling Tim, 'We've got to do a Bollywood number!' and…

— Deep Roy

The easiest songs to write are pure fiction. There is no limit to how you can tell the story. I find it…

— Jason Mraz

I'm blasting my music so I won't hear my thoughts, but the lyrics just remind me of what I'm trying to forget

— Fad Ibra

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

“From nowhere, a choir raised its voice to the heavens, as angelic as Alex had ever heard. The music lifted from within…

— Bella Forrest

I usually need a lot of time to be completely alone with the particular piece, the composer, and the instrument. I also…

— Rafal Blechacz

“Music asks questions that your head will attempt to answer, but only your heart can truly understand. If you try to hide…

— Sue Perkins

My songs have always been frustrating themes, relationships that I've had. And now that I'm in love, I expect it to be…

— Kurt Cobain

Being a singer, being a performer, you have tricks, somehow, to calm yourself when things feel a little overwhelming. I don't do…

— Shirley Manson

I always try to give my own albums space in between so I have time to create a new sound and give…

— Akon

In terms of breaking an artist traditionally, it was in the form of radio. You had to pop your record off there.…

— B-Real

I don't think songs have to be like these super-#1-smash-hit-sounding songs, because I think it's more important that it's like, 'Hey! This…

— David Archuleta

I felt like we used to hold ourselves in a box based on fear. Will the metal community accept us. Is this…

— Maria Brink

There's a lot of artists whose contracts are written in such a way that they do not get paid for what's happening…

— Sean Parker

I'm a musician and I listen to music all the time. If there's something out there where someone would tell me that…

— Laura Jane Grace

I'm so hands-on and involved in my own music that I feel like if I put the same effort into another artist,…

— Freddie Gibbs

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

— Craig Finn

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

— Sushan

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

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

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

— Nas

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

— Brendon Urie

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

— Joe Lycett

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

— Chinmayi

“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

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

— Martie Maguire

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

— Annie Proulx

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

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

— Borns