---
title: "1 Lyrical Content Quotes By Declan McKenna"
description: "1 Lyrical Content quotes by Declan McKenna. Plus more from Declan McKenna and more Lyrical Content sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/declan-mckenna-5579_beatles_i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-y_468350.jpg"
---

> [I think one of the coolest things that you can do with music is when it sounds a certain way and can be kind of misleading in terms of the lyrical content, like what David Bowie did with 'Oh You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-you-can-do-with-music-is-when/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/declan-mckenna-5579_beatles_i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-y_468350.jpg)

## More by Declan McKenna

> [I'm used to feeling isolated from people I want to see, it's been a big part of my life since I was a teenager…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-m-used-to-feeling-isolated-from-people-i-want-to-see-it-s-been-a/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [I wrote 'Paracetamol' between the ages of 15 and 16. With many of my songs, I have this strange habit of spending months fumbling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-wrote-paracetamol-between-the-ages-of-15-and-16-with-many-of-my/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [Not only do we still engage in wars far away from our homes, which settle nothing and fuel extremism in the aftermath, we sell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/not-only-do-we-still-engage-in-wars-far-away-from-our-homes-which/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [There's not enough focus put on learning about yourself and how that can teach you more than certain subjects can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/there-s-not-enough-focus-put-on-learning-about-yourself-and-how-that/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [I'd like to be able to make something as good as 'Hunky Dory' or 'Young Americans.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-d-like-to-be-able-to-make-something-as-good-as-hunky-dory-or-young/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [I like to think our brains are a bit like algorithms. Whatever you give it and feed it, you get out the product.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-like-to-think-our-brains-are-a-bit-like-algorithms-whatever-you/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [It's important to remind kids who obviously love writing and creating, that's it's going to be the most important part of what they do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/it-s-important-to-remind-kids-who-obviously-love-writing-and-creating/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [I'm the youngest of six kids so I got the short straw in terms of bedrooms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-m-the-youngest-of-six-kids-so-i-got-the-short-straw-in-terms-of/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [With my first album, I was just simply trying to highlight problems within society and put it into pop songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/with-my-first-album-i-was-just-simply-trying-to-highlight-problems/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [There's definitely a love-hate relationship I think a lot of bands have with touring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/there-s-definitely-a-love-hate-relationship-i-think-a-lot-of-bands/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [Many times you may feel alone in the world, but the right record pulls you back to realizing that many people have gone through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/many-times-you-may-feel-alone-in-the-world-but-the-right-record-pulls/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [Releasing a record makes you realise what you want to do with music. It's not something you can understand before you do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/releasing-a-record-makes-you-realise-what-you-want-to-do-with-music/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [I'm a big fan of Greta Thunberg and I'm really into Stella Donnelly's music. I think it's really incredible, important music and very relevant;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-m-a-big-fan-of-greta-thunberg-and-i-m-really-into-stella-donnelly-s/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [I tried to be in loads of bands and it hadn't really worked out. My friends weren't as into it as I was, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-tried-to-be-in-loads-of-bands-and-it-hadn-t-really-worked-out-my/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

> [Having creative control has always been important to me in different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/having-creative-control-has-always-been-important-to-me-in-different/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/declan-mckenna/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Lyrical Content Quotes By Declan McKenna",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think one of the coolest things that you can do with music is when it sounds a certain way and can be kind of misleading in terms of the lyrical content, like what David Bowie did with 'Oh You Pretty Things' or The Beatles on 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer.' That the song kind of has this double meaning of conflicting emotions.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Declan McKenna"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-you-can-do-with-music-is-when/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/declan-mckenna-5579_beatles_i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-y_468350.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/declan-mckenna-5579_beatles_i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-y_468350.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/declan-mckenna-5579_beatles_i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-y_468350.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think one of the coolest things that you can do with music is when it sounds a certain way and can be kind…” — Declan McKenna",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/declan-mckenna/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/declan-mckenna/",
            "name": "Lyrical Content Quotes by Declan McKenna",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/declan-mckenna/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/declan-mckenna-5579_beatles_i-think-one-of-the-coolest-things-that-y_468350.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Lyrical Content quotes by Declan McKenna. Plus more from Declan McKenna and more Lyrical Content sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/declan-mckenna/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/declan-mckenna/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Lyrical Content",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Declan McKenna",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrical-content/declan-mckenna/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```