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

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

— Linda Perry

One of the jobs, I think, of a lyricist - whether I'm working to my own music or I'm collaborating with someone like Alan…

— Stephen Schwartz

I think Damian Lillard is the best lyricist to be in the NBA or play basketball.

— Jadakiss

I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist.

— Anonymous

As a writer, as a lyricist, you're just trying to make sure that you're not repeating yourself. And that's a danger for a lot…

— Corey Taylor

There is no dearth of talented lyricists and I know many of them don't get an opportunity. After I received success, many of them…

— Ankit Tiwari

I consider myself a lyricist first and foremost, but if you get something else out of what I do, that's fine too. I'm not…

— John Darnielle

I don't think I'm the best lyricist; it's hard for me to express feelings through words.

— Ty Segall

As much as I try to grow as a lyricist, I tend to laugh at even calling myself that, because I think that my…

— Zach Condon

I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.

— David Lindsay-Abaire

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

— Daniel Rossen

The fact that I'm a performer helps me enormously as a lyricist.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

All my favorite songwriters are American - Jad Fair, Jonathan Richman and Jeffrey Lewis.

— Eddie Argos

Manoj Muntashir is a fantastic lyricist of this generation and he has penned my indie number 'Ae Mere Dil' very nicely.

— Jeet Gannguli

I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that…

— Mike Gordon