Song Quotes · Page 647

As the day gives way to night i miss you having by my side my heart is singing the song to say…

— Babloo

Singing is a trick to get people to listen to music for longer than they would ordinarily.

— David Byrne

That first bass I had was an Eko, a very old thing with a thin neck, I had that for quite a…

— John Deacon

I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.

— Abbie Cornish

We all have different musical instincts, and I think they're precious and should be respected.

— Tony Levin

I had a big time punk-rock phase and psychobilly phase. I used to go mad for the Guana Batz.

— Imelda May

The first time you hear a song you might not remember the words, but you can go to the record store and…

— James Ingram

My most favorite entrance music of all time... it's that, "You're my obsession, you're my obsession" song [Animotion's "Obsession"].

— Joseph Bruce

A musical audience is at best uninspiring, at worst definitely drab. ... Respectability hangs like a pall over the orchestra and the…

— Marya Mannes

Music is very important. It's important as a tool for learning, it can be a tool for healing, it can be no…

— Lester Bowie

If you watch home videos, at 4 years old, I was doing nothing but being the entertainer. Singing 'Boot Scootin' Boogie' in…

— Thomas Rhett

For me, theory has always opened things up to where I can walk into a room and just by hearing something I…

— John Frusciante

My songs used to be significantly more bizarre. I used to play a big electric piano and a loop pedal. I was…

— Dan Smith

I've talked about that with friends, about what genre makes sense to choose for each record and the strategy around that... Sometimes…

— Kelela

I have a love of gear and pedals, from old pedals to new ones with new sounds. If I get depressed, I…

— Hank Williams III

Yoga has had a profound effect on my songs and performances. I don't meditate in the traditional style of sitting and doing…

— Jason Mraz

I've always loved music and held it as a sacred thing that I can't touch, as I don't really want to deconstruct…

— Aaron Koblin

I want more people to know who I am and I want to have the chance to tease my music a bit…

— MNEK

If you've never heard a piece of Mozart, then Mozart could sound scary or confusing, so it's all about learning.

— Michael Arden

Is it music? ... This is not the important question. The important question is, is it interesting?

— Mark Applebaum

A lot of people when they try to sing Skid Row songs, they're screaming and yelling too much. It's more singing than…

— Sebastian Bach

Age enlarges and enriches the powers of some musical instruments - notably those of the violin - but it seems to set…

— Mark Twain

I want to eventually get to a point where I can make all types of music for every type of crowd.

— Dave East

What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory.

— Mark Knopfler

I used to not be really honest with girls and then I dropped a song called Starry Room and then I started…

— Jaden Smith

The only reason I would write a break-up song is because my own problem of allowing myself to relate to people.

— Zola Jesus

Let the music keep our spirits high, let the buildings keep our children dry, let creation reveal its secrets by and bye.

— Jackson Browne

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set together, have some hit songs and play…

— Van Morrison

Producing is nothing more than bringing all the elements together, connecting people.

— Brion James

Music that is born complex is not inherently better or worse than music that is born simple.

— Aaron Copland

A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not mis-become a monarch.

— Horace Walpole

I'm a big advocate of music being an honest representation of who you are as a person and your perspective.

— Miguel

It was such a sweet, sad song with such sweet, sad lyrics. Old-fashioned a little, but also timeless.

— Gabrielle Zevin

I think that music is a very, very powerful thing, especially when you have a movement like this [CBGB club] to shed…

— Ashley Greene

I always take a teapot with me on tour. I suppose it's only natural that I've just written a song called 'Where…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

With all the strife in the world, we must never forget that there is always a new melody, a new tune, a…

— Rita Marley

I have never sung a whole song on my own before and I am not the best dancer in the world, but…

— Geri Halliwell

The sound changes from day to day, and even from moment to moment. Do not underestimate the power of music.

— McChristian Pascual Virgilio

What's the point of re-releasing an album? The original sounded good, why change something about it?

— Ritchie Blackmore

The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your…

— Bob Marley