The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter… — George Benson Copy Share Image
When I listen to songs, to this day, I listen to the chords and the groove and the melody. — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
I think dissonance in music makes you think. It isn't, 'Oh, that's a pretty melody I can whistle.' You have to sit… — Eugene Chadbourne Copy Share Image
The melodies come out so strong that I'm like, "Oh, crap." It's really better if they could both be kind of able… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I get a feeling, on a guitar, and I sort of mess around until something resonates with me, and then I just… — Beth Orton Copy Share Image
Sometimes I need to reject the music proposed for my songs because the musicians misunderstand that the Fanny Crosby who once wrote… — Fanny Crosby Copy Share Image
The word that I constantly hear out of women is 'fear.' It's almost like a background melody. Women have excellent degrees and… — Mireille Guiliano Copy Share Image
After all my years of doing instrumental music I still like just a simple instrumental song with a nice catchy melody and… — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance. — Franz Liszt Copy Share Image
What it boils down to is that we look for a melody and we look for a lyric, and we look for… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
When I'm writing with John Leventhal, the music that he's written mostly comes first. And I'll write the lyrics and the melody. — Shawn Colvin Copy Share Image
Well the artists that inspire me were, first of all I would say Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, John Holt, Alton Ellis, Errol… — Gregory Isaacs Copy Share Image
I live! Red life boils in my veins, earth yields beneath my feet, in the glow of love I embrace trees and… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
That big hit 'Get Lucky' is a disco song - not only the melody and the whole concept, but we had one… — Giorgio Moroder Copy Share Image
Religious ideas have the fate of melodies, which, once set afloat in the world, are taken up by all sorts of instruments,… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Sometimes melody and sometimes lyrics. It depends on the tempo and feel of the song. Slower pieces usually begin with melody and… — Ronnie James Dio Copy Share Image
Something that distinguishes my solo work from normal rap production is that it has a lot of melody - it's not just… — Girl Talk Copy Share Image
Doo-wop is special music to me because it's so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions. — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
The third note in a chord is what depicts whether it's major or minor. Rhythm and Blues hardly ever uses it because… — Robert Palmer Copy Share Image
I began thinking about the idea of a 24 hour concert. What if you tied songs to certain hours of the day… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] ... for finish, and melody of versification, there is nothing approaching to Miss Barrett in this day, or… — Mary Russell Mitford Copy Share Image
CSPS is a breath of musical fresh air. With a whale sized hooks and neck wrenching riffs you’ll have more than you… — Brett Hestla Copy Share Image
The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody. — Kim Shattuck Copy Share Image
I like to get a vibe first, then a melody and really beat up the melody for a while, then try and… — Matt Squire Copy Share Image
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