I'm good at melody - I'll write the top-line melody and…

There is always a market for a good song and a good melody.

— Richard Carpenter

I'm not the kind of guy who walks around with a notebook writing lyrics. For me, melody and song structure come first and foremost.…

— Cary Brothers

The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody.

— Kim Shattuck

With a good melody... music gets me through everything.

— Drake Bell

I think my best songs come from me sitting at a piano, bashing my head against a brick wall for hours and hours on…

— Lewis Capaldi

When you're making something or in any creative process, you've either seen, heard or read it a lot of times, and so you lose…

— Griff

Good melody is never out of fashion

— Robert Bridges

A good theme - like the 'Pink Panther' or 'Baby Elephant Walk' - can work all the way through the picture, which is what…

— Henry Mancini

“That means that a good melody moves away from the harmonic center of the music, building tension, and then moves back in some interesting…

— Nicolas Carter

The Carpenters songs had a lot of melody. And people have always liked a good melody.

— Richard Carpenter

Things inspiring me - good melody, a great bass line, a fabulous voice... by which I mean someone who sounds great, rather than does…

— Al Murray

The melody seems to have gone to the country. The country music seems to still have melody and interesting lyrics. But pop music, you've…

— Barry Manilow

The great musics of the world are great for very similar structural reasons: good melody, good harmony, and a balance of feminine and masculine…

— Chris Thile

If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.

— Glen Campbell

Musically I try to connect a common bridge between such exhilarating feelings as performing at the Acropolis, to the emotions each and every one…

— Bradley Joseph