Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to… — Bernadette Peters Copy Share Image
You don't meet that many people that you can talk about Roots Manuva with, but that was my favorite in school, this… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
I write new lyrics as I'm traveling and I like to record in the place where I had the original idea. Sometimes… — Manu Chao Copy Share Image
My earliest attempts at writing were when I was seven. I would sit at the piano and transcribe the songs I heard… — Esperanza Spalding Copy Share Image
I like to write music. And I think exploring with lyrics and figuring out how to make complete songs is fun. I… — Stone Gossard Copy Share Image
Whether my lyrics are about love or something else, I always make sure I'm connecting with my fans, and to see their… — Ozuna Copy Share Image
“There is no future, there is not past, I live this moment as my last, there's only this, forget regret, no other… — Jonathon Larson Copy Share Image
I never wanted to write really cheesy pop lyrics - like, 'baby, baby, the sun is shining' - that's not something that… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Every song has a different genesis, or feeling. Usually the lyrics, I don't really know what it's all about, I just kinda… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
“I really don't like art with a message, unless the message is crystal clear. If you have a message that really needs… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can. I tell the songwriter's… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
The fact is when I get pissed off about something or something awful has happened, I just say, 'You know what? Thank… — Joss Stone Copy Share Image
I do play tennis in shorts, I have driven across the length and breadth of the country from Khardung La pass to… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
“With the rumble of the waterfall in the distance, I slipped into sleep and dreamed of a red-haired girl holding a posy… — Hazel Gaynor Copy Share Image
'Losing My Edge' was an anthem for the aging music nerd, with lyrics detailing a comically epic list of historical dates, bands… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
I'm so bad at lyrics. I'm always trying to get better. Sometimes, the song can restrict your lyrics - if you're trying… — Chaz Bundick Copy Share Image
In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want… — Giorgio Moroder Copy Share Image
I don't mean to close the door but for the record my heart is sore you blew through me like bullet holes… — Cocorosie Copy Share Image
I've definitely got a lot more cautious about my lyrics - I feel I want to be a positive force in the… — Brandon Flowers Copy Share Image
Yorke's lyrics make me want to give up. I could never in my wildest dreams find something as beautiful as they find… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
So much of rock lyrics is just a mirror of real feeling. It doesn't feel dangerous to me. They just feel like… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and… — Florence Welch Copy Share Image
Country music busts the wall between performer and audience. There's a connection because there's a vulnerability, a confessional quality, to so much… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
Musicals allow a depth of emotion that you don't get in another form of acting, the chord changes, the lyrics really affect… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
I'm moved by song lyrics, particularly Tom Waits' 'Take It With Me.' It's about a man on his deathbed, wanting to take… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
“The days get longer and the nights smell green I guess it's not surprising but it's spring and I should leave.” — Modest Mouse Copy Share Image
“I hope that one day, I can again believe in you and sing a song for you while holding you in my… — Bhuwan Thapaliya Copy Share Image
“Give Your Heart A Break lyrics The day I first met you You told me you'd never fall in love But now… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
When we were trying to come up with a concept for our music video for 'The Stage' we basically run through a… — Zacky Vengeance Copy Share Image
One of my first favorite books was 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' and I would just go up to people and say,… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I feel like a lyricist is somebody that writes their own lyrics. Now songwriters and lyricists are two totally different things. You… — Dave East Copy Share Image
Always when I write my music, I take my guitar, and I improvise always with a melody, you know, lyrics in Spanish.… — Juanes Copy Share Image
I've always loved to sing with somewhat vague lyrics so people can have their own interpretation and find their own meaning with… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
“Luca leans forward, propping his elbows on the bar table, and I think he’s going to ask me something, maybe what some… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“Music blows lyrics up very quickly, and suddenly they become more than art. They become pompous and they become self-conscious ... I… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
LORD WE COME YOU ASKING you for the strength and the guidance to be man enough to protect our children till the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Paracetamol' between the ages of 15 and 16. With many of my songs, I have this strange habit of spending… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Everything from the lyrics to the production, solos to the writing - it's all democratic. At the end of the day, you… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
He doesn't need his name up in lights He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic He… — Fprt Minor Copy Share Image
