Song Quotes by Kara DioGuardi

11 Song quotes by Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi offers a compact set of reflections on songs, revealing how she balances pop sensibility with lyrical nuance. These eleven snippets give a tidy snapshot of her craft.

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Songwriters tell the truth.

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Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.

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A great song should make you stop everything that you're doing. You should be so into it that you just can't imagine…

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I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha…

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Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

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I have breakups that I can credit to every song. In my twenties, I picked people who would create that dysfunction and…

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Just because you're a star on television doesn't mean that you can be a music phenomenon or an artist. You have to…

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I think Bruno Mars is a great example of a great voice and classic songwriting with a twist that makes it contemporary.…

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I've never in my life bought a big piece of jewelry - like, 'I'm gonna get myself a big piece of jewelry!'…

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You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing…

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There's a lot of craft that goes into achieving a hit song - at the beginning of your career, you're usually more…

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