Rock music lyricists are overrated.

Courtney Love's name should be right next to Bob Dylan when they say best lyricist of all time.

— Linda Perry

There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think of himself…

— David Bennun

Got my CD in they deck, bop they heads, break they neck. Whispering that I got next to execs. That never heard of Mississippi…

— Big Krit

I write a lot. I used to write a lot of poetry when I was younger, write for my school newspapers. Also reading is…

— Cakes da killa

My thoughts on Eminem have always been that he is one of the greatest lyricists ever. I've never been a fan because I can't…

— Charlamagne tha God

Although I was able to study music with teachers, I never studied lyric writing. I read poetry, and I read other lyricists. But they…

— Paul Simon

Usually when I write lyrics I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of other stuff. Some of my favourite lyricists…

— Andrew VanWyngarden

[Jeffrey Lewis is] The best lyricist working in the US today.

— Jarvis Cocker

Avoiding problems you need to face is avoiding the life you need to live.

— Paulo Coelho

Someone should have a record that doesn't have any singing. It's my favorite Miles Davis record. I love hanging out in the summer, in…

— Craig Finn

I'm certainly not a lyricist first. I prefer doing it intuitively and not really thinking about it so much.

— Daniel Rossen

I'd have to say that Kenny White has earned a place among my favorite singer/songwritersand particularly, lyricists. As we say in the trade “he…

— David Crosby

Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.

— Paulo Coelho

The most thankless job in our film industry is that of lyricists. Next in the list are writers. These two don't get any recognition…

— Ankit Tiwari

My identity is mostly as a songwriter and lyricist and singer. I also have a lot of production ideas but I have my own…

— Mirah