While I'm grateful for the freedom to express one's self, I've learned there are limits to what language is appropriate and I'm… — Psy Copy Share Image
“They live, we sleep, we starve, they eat. You must comply with their deceit, don't trust the wolves to guard the sheep.… — Trevor D. Richardson Copy Share Image
The lyrics to me are a result of the emotional and creative climate present while making the record as well as personally… — Robin Pecknold Copy Share Image
I change lyrics to the songs all the time, too. I don't know if it matters in a lot of ways because… — Matt Corby Copy Share Image
“Unhappiness where's when I was young, And we didn't give a damn, 'Cause we were raised, To see life as fun and… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
We treat the lyrics like the woman any man wants to impress the most. We give the lyrics all the attention we… — Garth Brooks Copy Share Image
Having a very serious thematic element in the lyrics and then juxtaposing with something really triumphant and just a big beat to… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
For me, lyrics are the most important thing in a song. And if they don't have meaning, I would never sing them… — Atif Aslam Copy Share Image
The lyrics are a lot about those big questions: why are we here, how did we get here, what's the point, and… — Tyler Joseph Copy Share Image
I spent a fair amount of time editing the lyrics and allowing the song to kind of evolve. ... anytime there's anything… — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
“Just A Dream Lyrics I was thinkin about her thinkin about me thinkin about us what we gunna be open my eyes...… — Nelly Copy Share Image
Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, 'Yeah, songwritin' man,' looking wistful.… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
I am very into lyrics. I start with what the words are saying, what the storyline is saying, like a good script.… — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
One night, I remember being really sick in bed with chills and a fever when Ann came in all excited and said,… — Nancy Wilson Copy Share Image
People are always asking me what my lyrics mean. Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to… — Freddie Mercury Copy Share Image
I got involved, for the most part, in the actual song construction, lyrics even. I didn't want to write the lyrics, but… — Michael Gira Copy Share Image
People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
I think 'Adiye/Yadike' is unique and fresh and something new for Indian films. It brings together the blues and gospel feel with… — Sid Sriram Copy Share Image
Whoa, and I know that I'll make it Never put my head down T-t-turn it up loud Yeah, 'cause I don't have… — Ross Lynch Copy Share Image
“In starlit nights I saw you, So cruelly you kissed me. Your lips a magic world, Your sky all hung with jewels.… — Echo and the Bunnymen Copy Share Image
You do know about us in the type of music and the lyrics and their sensibility. Through that you do know something… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I want to say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I… — Grimes Copy Share Image
A good song has to have a great melody, and the lyrics have to touch my heart. Now, if it's just a… — Reba McEntire Copy Share Image
Music is for making people happy, lyrics tell them who they are. Everybody is free to interpret the music, as they want.… — Gustav Ejstes Copy Share Image
I'm writing a musical. I am. I was able to buy the rights to 'The Preacher's Wife,' which starred Whitney Houston... I'm… — Tituss Burgess Copy Share Image
On 'Love Letters', I focused exclusively on songs with lyrics, creating a collection of songs that directly address heartbreak and its ensuing… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Baby I just ran out of band-aids. I dont even know where to start...cause you can bandage the damage, you never really… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
Ultimately, Cole Porter's music might say more about his life than any biography could. His songs, with their witty lyrics and debonair… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I think Sia is a pretty good reference for me because her way of 'singing and the way she composes the melodies… — Saara Aalto Copy Share Image
The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I get a lot of shit because I put "I" in the lyrics all the time. The "I" is always for someone… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I would be too self-conscious if I just thought of writing lyrics for a song. I have to trick myself into doing… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
'Spring Day' - I wrote main lyrics based on my personal experience with old friends. It is about my sad memories with… — Suga Copy Share Image
It's not like we wanted to get really political in terms of specific causes, but I think a lot of the lyrics… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
The thing about Sondheim is that it does get very cerebral. You do need a faculty with words and a love for… — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want… — Yannis Philippakis Copy Share Image
Times are such that poetry has been slowly drifting away from our songs and the language of conversation is used a lot… — M. Jayachandran Copy Share Image
'Feel Special' is the song that we all cherish, and we thought the song's lyrics are words that everyone needed to hear. — Momo Hirai Copy Share Image
The inspiration behind 'Tardy for the Party' was first and foremost my daughter Brielle. She co-wrote the original lyrics when she was… — Kim Zolciak-Biermann Copy Share Image