“Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls’ pants - use it to get into their heads.” — Scroobius Pip Copy Share Image
People often reach out and comment on how they relate to my lyrics, which makes me feel very warm inside. — Benee Copy Share Image
Lyrics is commissioned work, it is my profession. But poetry is my statement to life. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I write everything. It's my favorite part of what I do. And lyrics are my favorite thing. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
I believe no other singer has to remember so many different lyrics like I do. — Bill Kaulitz Copy Share Image
If my lyrics mean something special to someone... that's the most important thing to me. — Dia Frampton Copy Share Image
Freddie Mercury made a lot of sense to me even though I didn't understand the lyrics. — Craig Revel Horwood Copy Share Image
Usually when I write lyrics I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of other stuff. Some of my… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
I started writing lyrics to clash with other people in the playground. Now I've developed my own voice and my own style.… — Kano Copy Share Image
All musicians should write poetry or at least read it if they want to improve their game. Except for people who believe… — David Berman Copy Share Image
James Brown really taught me a lot - his lyrics and his performance and whatever he does when he's onstage. I'll always… — Charles Bradley Copy Share Image
“Don't care what people say Just follow your own way Don't give up and use the chance To return to innocence. That's… — Enigma Copy Share Image
A lot of my philosophies came from sheet music. 'Some Day My Prince Will Come,' or 'Blue Skies Smiling at Me' -… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image
The truth is what I plan to find And I am getting closer every single day But from this world Im drifting… — Andrew Neil Maternick Copy Share Image
Lil Wayne was a big inspiration. Started listening to him like 6 years old. His lyrics are crazy, his wordplay and how… — NLE Choppa Copy Share Image
I want to suggest a feeling. It's ridiculous to assume you can state an opinion. Somebody else can never relate to the… — Danielle Dax Copy Share Image
There are some things that I write that I know are personal in a way, or the gag is so obscure that… — Walter Becker 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
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 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
