What I love about Blink-128 is that we write catchy melodies with dark lyrics. — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
“Words are music to the ears, alone or together, with or without melody.” — A.A. Patawaran Copy Share Image
Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately. — Gerry Mulligan Copy Share Image
Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the melody of life is in tune. — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
Composing a melody or a western song is easier than composing a commercial number. — Mani Sharma Copy Share Image
Rap, for me, I go at any tempo and any sound of beat and incorporate melody as well. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't. — Shawn Colvin Copy Share Image
You should do what we do, stack chips like *Hebrews* Don't let the melody intrigue you (uh-uh) Cause I leave you, I'm… — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
I get mad about something, and then I have this melody in my head, and then afterwards, the lyrics come. — Alice Merton Copy Share Image
[The lyrics and melody] usually come a little simultaneously, but I would say the lyrics are first; usually I have the idea… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
All my songs are based on melody, which is retrieved from my Jewish heritage. Melody will always exist no matter what the… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
The highest activities of consciousness have their origins in physical occurrences of the brain, just as the loveliest melodies are not too… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
I'll have the music, and then I'll just turn the microphone on, press Play and Record and sing. And whatever comes out… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
True religion should be able to respond to the dark melodies, the faulty and hideous sounds that echo from the heart of… — Shusaku Endo Copy Share Image
Our griefs cannot mar the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our life's song, 'He… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Writing is like listening to a melody line in my head. Note by note, it knows where it wants to go. I… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
I'm working with a producer, Scott Jacoby, who co-wrote "Trouble" off No Beginning No End. Without giving away too much, it's a… — Jose James Copy Share Image
At times I have a beat first and then I write. Sometimes I have a melody in my head and I pick… — Nneka Copy Share Image
I liken movies to playing a piano: Sometimes you're playing the chords and different notes with unresolved cadences and playing all major… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Emotions of any kind are produced by melody and rhythm; therefore by music a man becomes accustomed to feeling the right emotions;… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I feel my spot is somewhere between a bass player and a rhythm guitar player. I play with a pick. I play… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
I just recorded in studios, you know, people pressed the buttons for me. So I just started recording the bass lines and… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when… — Feist Copy Share Image
Beloved, gaze in thine own heart, The holy tree is growing there; From joy the holy branches start, And all the trembling… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
I usually start with a guitar riff or some little pattern of chords, and then I kind of go from there. Usually… — Butterfly Boucher Copy Share Image
“We must abandon completely the notion of blaming the past for any kind of situation we're in and reverse our thinking and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
I still feel like if I can get a song to work with, say, a basic beat, a rhythm, some chord changes,… — David Byrne 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
Negro music has touched America because it is the melody of the soul joined with the rhythm of the machine. It is… — Le Corbusier Copy Share Image
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more… — John Keats Copy Share Image
“Music is the melody that longs to be heard by someone who can appreciate it.” — Suzette Vearnon Copy Share Image
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