“Ever since they left Thies, the women had not stopped singing. As soon as one group allowed the refrain to die, another… — Ousmane Sembène Copy Share Image
I really like narrative songs, but I wonder if that's a thing for some people. Once they've heard the story, do they… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
We used to have a nanny who was obsessed with Take That. She was in love with Mark Owen and her room… — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
He was like a song I'd heard once in fragments but had been singing in my mind ever since. — Arthur Golden Copy Share Image
I did a song, "Court and Spark," for a Joni Mitchell tribute album that's yet to see the light of day. So… — Duncan Sheik Copy Share Image
My definition [of genius] would be about being completely involved in your art form. So that's outside of sciences. Within the arts… — Russell Crowe Copy Share Image
When I performed the songs in front of an audience at the end of each project and I knew the storytellers were… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Loving God, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
On No Doubt's second visit to Paisley Park, sometime around 1999, we were working on a song with Prince called Waiting Room,'… — Tony Kanal Copy Share Image
I want to express the feelings that everyone has felt at least once in music so i think people will feel/understand my… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
I've been singing about love a long time now, because my kind of love carries a different flavor. My lyrics are not… — Burning Spear Copy Share Image
A pop song is a condensed version of a life in three minutes, whereas, when you go to write your prose, you… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
Domesticity is the enemy of art. I don't know if that's true. You can write good happy songs. So, I don't think… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
With the exceptional talent that is Guy Sigsworth as producer and collaborator, we have recorded a collection of original songs that sees… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
I make it a point to listen to a song before being a part of it to ensure that there is nothing… — Urvashi Rautela Copy Share Image
I sang a song at my sister's wedding. My mother forced me into that, too. But that one felt all right. — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
When we were at school we were taught to sing the songs of the Europeans. How many of us were taught the… — Julius Nyerere Copy Share Image
I'm about a 20-handicapper with a guitar. I can only play three songs on my own album. I did the lyrics, not… — John Daly Copy Share Image
I remember, when I was very young and going to the Fillmore East and watching three of my favorite bands in one… — David Bryan Copy Share Image
The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies,… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image