The songs are not meant to be real life. They're meant to have a psychic - rather than a factual - bearing… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record… — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
And we will cause it to be well-made, this Sacrifice. You, young and never loving; I, old and never loved. Such a… — Diane Duane Copy Share Image
Dance and Provencal song and sunburnt mirth! On for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful… — John Keats Copy Share Image
With all the innovation in music today it’s rare to find someone like Engel writing timeless songs that sound at home in… — Janaka Stucky Copy Share Image
I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being… — Jack London Copy Share Image
If we cry more tears we will ruin the land with salt; instead let's praise that which would distract us with despair.… — Joy Harjo Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
The music as a whole is selfish, but the musicians aren't," "The song may go on forever but it's not about competition… — Joshua Homme Copy Share Image
“Let’s take this out just a little bit further passed the breakers into some really deep water. Let’s talk about love. Yeah.… — Calvin W. Allison Copy Share Image
“Before we leave the gravesite, Mary sings Mother's favorite gospel hymn ... Mary's lovely voice rises and lingers in the air, and… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
Eriugena and other Celtic teachers speak of Christ as our memory, as the one who leads us to our deepest identity, as… — John Philip Newell Copy Share Image
My granddaddy on my momma's side, he was a romantic. He loved love songs. Every Valentine's Day, I remember him buying a… — Josh Turner Copy Share Image
The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs,… — Frank Ocean Copy Share Image
“The moral of Pete's story is: No matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song. Because it's all… — Eric Litwin Copy Share Image
A lot of people build up a backlog of songs and you can kind of go, 'Let's explore that song we did… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I'm not really into the whole lyrics thing; I just like to make music that people like to listen to. — Fetty Wap Copy Share Image
I write songs like "The Sweetest Love." Of course I'm a little cheesy. Love is cheesy. Love is corny. But it's also… — Robin Thicke Copy Share Image
I think the one I'm most proud of as a songwriter is 'Breaking Your Heart' because it was just a different style… — Jessie James Decker Copy Share Image
Writing songs has always been hard and easy. It's not always easy when you want it to be, and then sometimes it's… — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
I go now to the halls of waiting to sit beside my fathers, until the world is renewed. Since I leave now… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I would love to have a rapper on one of my songs, like Ludacris, or the 'it's so hot in here' guy,… — LaToya Jackson Copy Share Image
