Courtney Love's name should be right next to Bob Dylan when they say best lyricist of all time. — Linda Perry Copy Share Image
There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
I write a lot. I used to write a lot of poetry when I was younger, write for my school newspapers. Also… — Cakes da killa Copy Share Image
Although I was able to study music with teachers, I never studied lyric writing. I read poetry, and I read other lyricists.… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
Usually when I write lyrics I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of other stuff. Some of my… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
Avoiding problems you need to face is avoiding the life you need to live. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Someone should have a record that doesn't have any singing. It's my favorite Miles Davis record. I love hanging out in the… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I'm certainly not a lyricist first. I prefer doing it intuitively and not really thinking about it so much. — Daniel Rossen Copy Share Image
I'd have to say that Kenny White has earned a place among my favorite singer/songwritersand particularly, lyricists. As we say in the… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
My identity is mostly as a songwriter and lyricist and singer. I also have a lot of production ideas but I have… — Mirah Copy Share Image
Technically, 'Kukla, Fran and Ollie' was a kids' show, but adults watched almost religiously - and we're talking adult adults, celebrated adults… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
Especially on Broadway, composers and lyricists fretted over their creations, obsessed over every rhyme, every critical chord or interval. The stakes were… — Michael Kosser Copy Share Image
As much as I try to grow as a lyricist, I tend to laugh at even calling myself that, because I think… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
The greatest romance in the life of a lyricist is when the right word meets the right note; often, however, a Park… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm the best lyricist; it's hard for me to express feelings through words. — Ty Segall Copy Share Image
Life is too short to be wasted in finding answers. Enjoy the questions. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I consider myself a lyricist first and foremost, but if you get something else out of what I do, that's fine too.… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
Some people are the best lyricists, got the most gas, but they don't know have the personality or the people skills to… — E-40 Copy Share Image
You deserve all the good things that happen to you. Don't feel guilty and accept the blessings. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Everyone eventually winds up writing about themselves - the problem is finding the best way to go about it. To write about… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
Lyrics should not need to stand on their own; many of [Bob] Dylan's do, but in common with other great lyricists, he… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
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