I used to say it was painful to write lyrics about myself and looking inward. — Peter Frampton Copy Share Image
Usually I go to the studio to write lyrics and compose music. I try to be a dad as much as possible… — Miyavi Copy Share Image
If I can't connect to the lyrics of a song, I just can't sing. I backed out of many songs for the… — KK Copy Share Image
For me the music is a vehicle for my lyrics. It's a chance to get some really good words across. — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
I came to the Unites States and realised I had a knack for coming up with rhymes and lyrics. — Shaggy Copy Share Image
Bob Marley was one of my favourite artists. He sang politically conscious lyrics, yet he sang love songs, too. — Gregory Isaacs 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 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
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
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
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
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
Everyday I fight a war against the mirror I can't take the person staring back at me. I'm a hazard to myself.… — Pink Copy Share Image
If you write your own lyrics now, and those are the main focus in the EP... people tend to approach it as… — Jade Bird Copy Share Image
I ran to get my cassette recorder and sang 'We Got the Beat' into the recorder to document it. I knew I… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
Try scrolling through a regular teenager's Facebook or Instagram posts, everything is captioned with borrowed words or lyrics from songs, without any… — Shweta Bachchan Nanda Copy Share Image
It's been really cool to me to watch someone like Sam Hunt, whose lyrics and roots are in country but you can… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
I wrote a lot of lyrics in prison, but they'd all be like, 'Crawls upon the shoulders, hatred in the eyes.' I… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
“I liked old time music but what i meant by that was the period from the 1930s through the 60s, nothing before… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
I'll sing over some chords, searching, what does [the music] conjure up, where's the melody taking you? I deliberate over the lyrics,… — Rod Stewart Copy Share Image
With Prisoner of Conscience, the focus was - I've worked with Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. I feel like I've… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I like to write lyrics when I feel it, and because of that, I like to keep a log of lyrics all… — Alissa White-Gluz Copy Share Image
Ryan, I think, writes great lyrics. Hes really mature for his age. Hes a different thinker. — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
I stand in front of the mirror and look at myself, and I don't make a sound but my eyes scream out… — Front Porch Step Copy Share Image
It took her a while to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone long gone. — Keith Urban Copy Share Image
What was in my direct environment, and the feelings I experienced there, were what I translated into my lyrics. — Koffee Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of sing-songy lyrics and loud guitars. Whatever punk band does that gets a gold star! — Kim Shattuck Copy Share Image
“You're rarer than a can of Dandelion & Burdock And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade” — Arctic Monkeys Copy Share Image
I've never written lyrics. I get up in front of a microphone, and I just sing what comes to the top of… — Autre Ne Veut Copy Share Image
I create my own lyrics. I have a great band. I have a drummer from East Berlin. — Nina Hagen Copy Share Image
Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically. — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
I can't write - out of all the things it takes to make music, lyrics are the thing I'm by far the… — Jay Watson Copy Share Image
Most times, lyrics are the last thing I listen to, being a musician. — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
Most of all, I like to sing my heart out to lyrics that really speak to people. — Christina Grimmie Copy Share Image
“He'd like you to join the club that likes to say there's no such thing as love ...” — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics. — Jim Capaldi Copy Share Image