Sometimes, the best songs are the ones you write without any pen and paper or audio recording device or guitar in your… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
If you can say the lyrics almost like a poem and they stand up, that's a great thing. Some songs have great… — Harry Connick, Jr Copy Share Image
This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations… — Eugenio Montale Copy Share Image
Mozart combines serenity, melancholy, and tragic intensity into one great lyric improvisation. Over it all hovers the greater spirit that is Mozart's… — Leonard Bernstein Copy Share Image
As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts. — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
If you ever want to know why I'm not on a record label, look at 'The X Factor!' Honestly, of all the… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
There will always be some kid who's the new Kurt Cobain writing great lyrics and singing from his soul. The problem is… — Rosanna Arquette Copy Share Image
You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell. — Herb Alpert Copy Share Image
Not only do you need great lyrics, a great message, a great story, great vocals, great chords... you also need great instrumentation,… — Joey Sturgis Copy Share Image
We human beings are tuned such that we crave great melody and great lyrics. And if somebody writes a great song, it's… — Art Garfunkel Copy Share Image
All my big heroes are literary, writers. I'd love to meet Jimmy Hendrix or John Coltrane, but I'd much rather meet Thomas… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
