--- title: "17 Lyrics Important Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Lyrics Important quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Lyrics Important sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/stephen-malkmus-2984_attitude_lyrics-are-back-maybe-it-seems-like-ther_1364652.png" --- > [Lyrics are back, maybe. It seems like there was a bit of an attitude that lyrics are not important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/lyrics-are-back-maybe-it-seems-like-there-was-a-bit-of-an-attitude/) [Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/stephen-malkmus-2984_attitude_lyrics-are-back-maybe-it-seems-like-ther_1364652.png) > [Lyrics are so important, but they're really underrated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-eilish/lyrics-are-so-important-but-they-re-really-underrated/) [Billie Eilish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-eilish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/billie-eilish-7635_important_lyrics-are-so-important-but-they-re-real_1164772.jpg) > [A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kailash-kher/a-right-balance-between-music-and-lyrics-is-important-music/) [Kailash Kher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kailash-kher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/kailash-kher-14933_balance_a-right-balance-between-music-and-lyrics_706985.png) > [Lyrics are no more important than the music. There's no point in forcing them on people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-fraser/lyrics-are-no-more-important-than-the-music-there-s-no-point-in/) [Elizabeth Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-fraser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/elizabeth-fraser-26578_important_lyrics-are-no-more-important-than-the-mu_2359249.jpg) > [When I first started making music, I was pretty drawn to hip-hop beats wrapped together with super-good lyrics. The most important thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-dapperton/when-i-first-started-making-music-i-was-pretty-drawn-to-hip-hop-beats/) [Gus Dapperton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-dapperton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/gus-dapperton-23070_hip-hop_when-i-first-started-making-music-i-was_2184034.jpg) > [In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giorgio-moroder/in-both-pop-and-disco-the-meaning-of-the-lyrics-is-not-too-important/) [Giorgio Moroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giorgio-moroder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/giorgio-moroder-14054_disco_in-both-pop-and-disco-the-meaning-of-the_1579565.png) > [When you're listening to music while you're sad all what you are focusing on is the lyrics , but the lyrics is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spido/when-you-re-listening-to-music-while-you-re-sad-all-what-you-are/) [Spido](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spido/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/spido-3877_listening-to-music_when-you-re-listening-to-music-while-you_982959.jpg) > [I try to focus on the melodies and try to make everything else minimal. The melody and the lyrics are most important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-van-etten/i-try-to-focus-on-the-melodies-and-try-to-make-everything-else/) [Sharon Van Etten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-van-etten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/sharon-van-etten-3210_everything_i-try-to-focus-on-the-melodies-and-try-t_831382.png) > [Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-ruess/lyrics-are-so-important-i-hate-every-second-of-writing-them-but-it-s/) [Nate Ruess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-ruess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/nate-ruess-12412_every-second_lyrics-are-so-important-i-hate-every-sec_1547709.png) > [Words are more powerful than some noises. Noises won't last long. Lyrics are so important, and people don't realise that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-eilish/words-are-more-powerful-than-some-noises-noises-won-t-last-long/) [Billie Eilish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-eilish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/billie-eilish-7635_long_words-are-more-powerful-than-some-noises_2879718.jpg) > [For me, lyrics are the most important thing in a song. And if they don't have meaning, I would never sing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/atif-aslam/for-me-lyrics-are-the-most-important-thing-in-a-song-and-if-they-don/) [Atif Aslam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/atif-aslam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/atif-aslam-11036_important_for-me-lyrics-are-the-most-important-thi_2468198.jpg) > [Lyrics became important for a while in the late Seventies. Patti Smith was a poet and a rock star, as much one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cooper-clarke/lyrics-became-important-for-a-while-in-the-late-seventies-patti-smith/) [John Cooper Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cooper-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/john-cooper-clarke-4797_good_lyrics-became-important-for-a-while-in-t_3069142.png) > [Lyrics are important, but it's hard, because English isn't my first language - although it feels like it is these days! I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avicii/lyrics-are-important-but-it-s-hard-because-english-isn-t-my-first/) [Avicii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avicii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4d/avicii-13038_although_lyrics-are-important-but-it-s-hard-becau_1831090.jpg) > [When I sing a tune, the lyrics are important to me. Most of the standard lyrics I know well. And as soon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-vaughan/when-i-sing-a-tune-the-lyrics-are-important-to-me-most-of-the/) [Sarah Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-vaughan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/046/sarah-vaughan-29349_ideas_when-i-sing-a-tune-the-lyrics-are-import_1190800.jpg) > [From like 15 to 19, all I listened to was Elliott Smith. I started to appreciate the more human aspect of music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/from-like-15-to-19-all-i-listened-to-was-elliott-smith-i-started-to/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/alex-g-5973_cool_from-like-15-to-19-all-i-listened-to-was_692582.jpg) > [I think I have a vested interest in thinking that the lyrics are important, but I think for us it's important that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-mayberry/i-think-i-have-a-vested-interest-in-thinking-that-the-lyrics-are/) [Lauren Mayberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-mayberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/lauren-mayberry-3504_business_i-think-i-have-a-vested-interest-in-thin_2402899.jpg) > [The lyrics are not an important thing to me. In fact, it can be a distraction. If I knew the language enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bishop/the-lyrics-are-not-an-important-thing-to-me-in-fact-it-can-be-a/) [Alan Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bishop/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/alan-bishop-41796_capability_the-lyrics-are-not-an-important-thing-to_2197949.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrics-important/#itemlist", "name": "Lyrics Important Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Lyrics are back, maybe. 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