Sometimes I'll try something on piano and move to guitar, but usually that comes after scratching down some ideas for lyrics. — Melody Gardot Copy Share Image
I think I took a few stabs at writing socially conscious lyrics. I had never intended to write a song about the… — Bucky Pope Copy Share Image
When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I… — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
Ambient music is my favorite art form because there's no interface. It just commands you how to feel. There's no suggestion of… — Matty Healy Copy Share Image
“I'm a peasant I'm the muzhik A pest you're destined to play the music And yes it's pleasant to say it's beauty… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
A lot of the lyrics I write involve images that just swing the song in a way that feels really good to… — Matt Berninger Copy Share Image
“Men grow cold as girls grow old And we all lose our charms in the end. How prettily Lorelei Lee sang these… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I was sick of the way my lyrics had been extrapolated, their meanings subverted into polemics and that I had been anointed… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I arranged 'DT Suga,' which I previously used in lyrics, backwards. 'DT' is D Town and refers to my hometown. I like… — Suga Copy Share Image
“Straining to hear, I can make out something acoustic. Coming from...the backyard? I glance down from my bedroom window and feel my… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“So while I drove my little and planned his fantasy night of how I was going to give Otter the key to… — T.J. Klune Copy Share Image
I have a really hard time writing my own lyrics for this record, because one, I had to write so many and… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
“You know you've done enough When every bone is sore, You know you've prayed enough When you don't ask any more, You… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
There's no reason anybody should be reading too much into 'Thrift Shop.' I just have because I have a 10-year-old and a… — Al Madrigal Copy Share Image
“It's been the longest time Since I've been in this place, Where I spend my whole day Hoping I'll see your face.… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. Until I heard 'Little Earthquakes' all my lyrics… — Hal Sparks Copy Share Image
There are many songs that have become popular and people sing along with it without knowing the meaning of its lyrics. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Quite often, lyrics get misunderstood - and I never mind that. I guess what all artists want is for their work to… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
When I was 3 or 4, I seemed to be bursting with music. They played Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra in… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
“Your lyrics lack subtlety! You can't just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!” — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I sing 'All Apologies' with my own lyrics. People want to sing along, but then, oops, they realize it's a different story. — Nina Hagen Copy Share Image
Soul lyrics, soul music came at about the same time as the civil rights movement, and it's very possible that one influenced… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
I just remember certain things really well. I know my schedule, my husband's schedule and my parents' schedule. I also have a… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
I've always loved melody and pop hooks, slightly left of centre but I have always tried to balance it with songs that… — James Righton Copy Share Image
Just talking about the schedule and logistics of a tour is fine, but if the interview gets into lyrics and the music… — Michael Penn Copy Share Image
What I really like to do with my music is these concept stories, and I always like to have some life philosophies… — King Diamond Copy Share Image
“You held me down, but I got up Hey! Alrighty brushing off the dust You hear my voice You hear that sound… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
I put out a lot of ideas in the lyrics and the way I do my things. There's a lot of ideas… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
'Chandelier' took, like, four minutes to write the chords, then, like, 12-15 minutes to write the lyrics. Probably 10 or 15 minutes… — Sia Copy Share Image
My brother came home from college with a Mountain Goats cassette and I was like, 'What is this?' The lyrics were crazy… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, 'You… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I stopped writing lyrics down on paper after me and Jay-Z did 'Money In the Bank.' They're something I just hold in… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or… — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
“You ask me why I don't speak Not a word at will But write so much worth well over a mill' Well… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
If the lyrics are something new, then maybe I want to give it a more traditional form, or the other way around,… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
You can be very efficient with lyrics, and you can get the heart fluttering or soaring or make someone cry with a… — Kylie Minogue Copy Share Image
“I bought the Heartbreak Hotel, on my own with no investors. Closed it down and opened the Fuck You, Get Over It… — Scroobius Pip Copy Share Image
Every writer writes in different ways, and so some write the music first, while others write the lyrics first, and some write… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
