There is no formula to it because writing every song, for me, is a little journey. The first note has to lift… — Enya Copy Share Image
The end of a melody is not its goal; but nonetheless, if the melody had not reached its end it would not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is scarcely any writer who has not celebrated the happiness of rural privacy, and delighted himself and his reader with the… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I hear melodies and hooks all day. I've always been that way, since I was a kid. — John Legend Copy Share Image
I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much… — Brady Corbet Copy Share Image
Originality is definitely missing from EDM. There are people looking for it and exploring but I feel it's so big now it… — Avicii Copy Share Image
When I write, it is always the melody that comes first, and it just happens to be the case that the most… — Francoise Hardy Copy Share Image
I never think about rhythm versus melody; I've always just played to what's in my head. — Les Claypool Copy Share Image
Music is the universal language, it evokes an emotion in all of us. That, we can all look at each other and… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
I love a great melody and wonderful lyrics that speak from the heart, and my music has that and speaks about it;… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
Peace! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of War's great organ shakes the skies! But beautiful as songs of… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth… — Alison Krauss Copy Share Image
Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I'm good at melody - I'll write the top-line melody and ideal words I want to go with it. But I'm not… — Avicii Copy Share Image
I still have a passion for the music, which is such a beautiful thing. I still wake up in the middle of… — Teena Marie Copy Share Image
We knew that we wanted to play heavy music but I hadn't gotten into melody and things like that. — Adam Rich Copy Share Image
What I really enjoy is not you; it's something that's greater than both you and me. It is something that I discovered,… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
In 1973 we moved to the British Isle of Man, and I put my first band together for one year, named Melody Fair. — Andy Gibb Copy Share Image
I knew a lot of chords, but they weren't the chords that came with the melody that came with the idea I… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
There's a big difference between the Arabic and Western scales. One uses quarter tone system and one doesn't. So in order for… — Ayshay Copy Share Image
I'm inspired to write songs in many different ways - it can come from a melody, a word or phrase or something… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
If you're a poet and you're using rhyme, rhyme generates ideas. If you're a songwriter and you're using melody and words together,… — Momus Copy Share Image
From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape. I pursue it. Breathless I catch up with it. It flies again,… — Ludwig van Beethoven 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
