There's definitely a Leos Carax universe that he has created in his films; we've done something similar with our music and lyrics.… — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
When it comes to lyrics, I just write down a lot of things, and only a very tiny fraction of it, I… — Matt Berninger Copy Share Image
When I hear from fans that they not only like the music but they're also very touched by the lyrics, or they… — Alissa White-Gluz Copy Share Image
“Once I realize that the tune I’m whistling in my head is the theme that’s driving my heart, I suddenly realize that… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
I don't like lyrics that are just thrown together, that were obviously written as you went along, or the song was already… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
I always say the wrestlers provide the music and the announcers write the lyrics. You have to feel what you're seeing and… — Jim Ross Copy Share Image
Hearing other peoples' interpretations of your lyrics, to me, is just a total kick in the pants. Half the time, they're better. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay 'em But you won't take the sting out… — Eminem Copy Share Image
I love lyrics. I've always been averse to the straight lyric idea. I guess a big part of it is, that songs… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
Much as my Boomer friends will hate me for saying this, Kanye West is the New Dylan. Not only do Kanye's best… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
The lyrics are always the last thing I do. I always have a recording of basic tracks and maybe some of the… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
I speak three languages - English is my third language - so I take my time with lyrics. It's almost like having… — Snoh Aalegra Copy Share Image
I do always the music before the lyrics. The story or an idea for the lyrics appears during the composing process normally,… — Tarja Turunen Copy Share Image
Each song had a different way of coming about. In some, the music was written first while others it was the lyrics.… — Elena Tonra Copy Share Image
I grew up Catholic, so I have these defenses about listening to anything with too much religiosity; some of the lyrics didn't… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
Music is very nebulous, and you can conjure up a lot of moods with music. But lyrics - they're a lot more… — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
Melody is king, and don't you ever forget it. Lyrics appear to be out front, but they're not; they're just an accompanying… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
I've learned by experience that, if I get too clever with lyrics, or if I'm not totally embodying my own wants and… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Back in the day it was like, I got a great record from a great producer and writer and it's a hit… — Omarion Copy Share Image
The musical style and sound of 'Love You to Death' is something I wanted to do from the moment I started working… — Taeyang Copy Share Image
I love Feist. I love Francoise Hardy. She was a French singer-songwriter in the '60s who was pretty huge. I think I'm… — Yuna Copy Share Image
The music is the same if you go all the way back to the first albums I made or the middle or… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
When I write, it's like choosing which shoes I'm going to put on. More often than not, my lyrics are personal -… — Bad Bunny Copy Share Image
I had only heard about Fall Out Boy a couple months before we contacted him. I heard 'Saturday' and 'Grand Theft Autumn'… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
The 'sent' folder of my email program is really my biggest inspiration and my biggest source of lyrics. That's where I go… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I'm without a doubt a producer first. The lyrics happen towards the tail-end of the process, mainly because they're more stream-of-consciousness. It's… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
“Love me, love me, love me, Say you do. Let me fly away with you. For my love is like the wind,… — Ned Washington Copy Share Image
Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these… — Anita Diament Copy Share Image
I had Madonna parties; I dressed like Madonna, and I had all of her records because we had records back then. I… — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
Some things have never changed in India. Melody, for one. The sound has changed, the rhythm has changed, and lyrics have become… — Bhushan Kumar Copy Share Image
A great composition or lyrics no longer decide whether something is good. What matters is, how much has it been seen. — Diljit Dosanjh Copy Share Image
Think about being onstage playing these songs. I'm opening my personal life up to all these people. But I just can't get… — Tony Kanal Copy Share Image
Whenever I write lyrics and an Americanism slips in, I always cut it straight out. I can't use the word 'babe,' for… — Gilbert O'Sullivan Copy Share Image
There have always been jokes all over our songs; I originally started writing lyrics to make my friends crack a smile, which… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I'm writing lyrics, it's a very loose train of thought, and wherever that takes me, I let it flow. — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something… — Michael Bolton Copy Share Image
My junior high school class, wish I stayed there. Illegal entrepreneur, I got my grades there. Blaming society, mad, it wasn't made… — Nas Copy Share Image
“We throw stones though we live in glass houses, We talk shit like its a cross to bare. You're only relevant 'til… — Alex Gaskarth Copy Share Image
When you sing for a film, you are not in control, because somebody else is directing it; somebody is doing the lyrics. — Mohit Chauhan Copy Share Image
I tend to scribble down notes, lyrics or just random thoughts on pieces of paper, backs of cigarette packs, sometimes on my… — John Waite Copy Share Image
