I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
I think Mighty Moe really got me into a whole different style of MCing. There were a lot of people with simple… — Kano Copy Share Image
I really like when the lyrics in the music have an interesting relationship between one another - where they contrast each other. — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
I have Bob Dylan lyrics on my ribs. I'm a diehard Dylan fan, and my dad and I joke that if I… — Carly Chaikin Copy Share Image
“When something seems unbalanced and out of rhythm, just a song can tune things up in a moment. The power of music… — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
“If you feel so empty So used up, so let down If you feel so angry So ripped off so stepped on… — Three Days Grace Copy Share Image
“The Avalanche," peacemaker Rachel recites, "is very important . It's a privilege to sing it. It's a celebration of our past." Everybody… — Karen Russell Copy Share Image
One of my big goals as a human being is to continue to write what's really happening to me, even if it's… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
At times I have a beat first and then I write. Sometimes I have a melody in my head and I pick… — Nneka Copy Share Image
When you go through tragedy, you can either let that destroy you and you become bitter and never let it go, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wrote all the lyrics on 'Good Vibrations' and most of them in 'Kokomo.' 'Kokomo' was extremely popular and fun to sing… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
I just go into the studio, look at the lyrics for the first time when I put them on the piano, and… — Elton John Copy Share Image
I love Tom Waits because he's an artist who makes me not afraid to get old, and that's rare. I think it's… — Matt Bellamy Copy Share Image
With lyrics for me, it's usually musically-based. It's not really poetry- or writer-based. It's rock-based. It doesn't mean that I'm aping rock… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
I always really wanted to do film scoring, largely because I hate writing lyrics. I just won't do it. I need help… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
I would describe my sound in the field of electro pop. A combination of deep yet simple lyrics coupled with easy beats. — Ananya Birla Copy Share Image
I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can… — Adam Rich Copy Share Image
I'm very passionate about music and was excited to see that the majority of readers loved the inclusion of lyrics. — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
I'm really focused and obsessed with writing things that are specific. I don't like big rock lyrics - I find them infuriating. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
“My head is a prison I’ve been locked in from the start, So if I'm treated like a criminal I might as… — Dan Garfat-Pratt Copy Share Image
“And it was dark So dark at night And we held on to each other Like brother to brother We promised our… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Music doesn't have to have lyrics; it doesn't have to be a particular type of music - it has the ability to… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
My most prized possession would have to be 'Trick It.' I did rap here and there with some songs before, but 'Trick… — Dahyun Copy Share Image
Lyrics always fall short with the amount of energy thrown into the playing. Lyrics to some extent are just the product of… — Brian Chippendale Copy Share Image
There's just a certain sensibility to Ron's lyrics that's been consistent since day one, album one, through to the 'Hippopotamus' album. A… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
“Threw you the obvious and you flew with it on your back, A name in your recollection, down among a million same."… — Maynard James Keenan Copy Share Image
“Got your fingerprints as evidence all on my body Put your right hand on the book and you were found guilty I… — Little Mix Copy Share Image
I know the old songs sound bored. but when you understand the lyrics, it is better than the new songs. the song… — Syarqawi Sun Copy Share Image
So I put one foot in front of the other. No no no nothing's gonna break my stride. I keep climbing, gonna… — David Archuleta Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
Anyone who's ever read the lyrics of an already cherished song has most likely encountered that hollow sensation of something missing, the… — Jonathan Miles Copy Share Image
I think God gave me an inner dictionary. If you play the right music that my heart loves, lyrics just come right… — Charles Bradley Copy Share Image
It's so crazy to see people singing along to songs that aren't even released yet. I'm like, 'How do you even know… — Seinabo Sey Copy Share Image
I tried to give the world a bit of creativity, lyrics. And for me, I will always represent music from Puerto Rico,… — Bad Bunny Copy Share Image
I wrote out the lyrics that I would do at MAMA 4~5 days in advance. After I said that, Zico hyung told… — Kim Nam-joon Copy Share Image
There's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I've got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and… — Christine McVie Copy Share Image
Sondheim is my god; I love the man. I learned a great deal about writing from his work, his lyrics, and his… — Richard LaGravenese Copy Share Image
“a foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside and domestically approved romantic fancy is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances knowing it will only… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
