“He had a clear, lyrical voice and his songs remained in her ears long after the music had ended.” — Hiroko Sherwin Copy Share Image
I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be impossible. I listen to Bach in the mornings, mostly choral… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
So, you’re hitting on Clare the Fair.” “I’m not hitting on her. I’m exploring the possibility of seeing her on social terms.”… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
The sense of flowing, which is so crucial to song, is also crucial to poetry. — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Lights' a long, long time ago. And I expected it to be on the album, because it was - I… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
I just cut songs I love and that represent what I want to say. And if it crosses over, that's very flattering.… — Luke Bryan Copy Share Image
Forty years ago, my life in music was substantially different to today. I went out every night with my guitar seeking a… — Christy Moore Copy Share Image
You know, songs often have a very coloured past. They might have something about them but it still doesn't work, so someone… — Kylie Minogue Copy Share Image
When you're in the studio, you have to get the bare-bones, crystallized version of the song you've written. That's the blueprint for… — John Popper Copy Share Image
There's not a lot of thinking in my music. I freestyle a lot of things and organize it later, and then it… — Masego Copy Share Image
G-Dragonhe is very romantic. I’m his roommate so I see everything. He’s seriously romantic. If he dates someone he makes a song… — Seungri Copy Share Image
Most songs have bridges in them, to distract listeners from the main verses of a song so they don't get bored. My… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Would you like to go to a doctor who had taken his last medical course in 1948? You have to keep changing… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but a very… — Lascelles Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Songwriting is hard - it's so easy to fall into the same traps. It's not like I wake up and songs flow… — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
I could not extrapolate some emotion from any song after 1997 so I bought a drum machine and popped pills. The pink… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I don't want to hear songs about how sunshiny things are. I don't like songs that feel like radio candy I like… — Gary Allan Copy Share Image
Bobby McGee' was the song that made the difference for me. Every time I sing it, I still think of Janis. — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
Every year I do a song for my homeboy Valley, who passed away from a heart attack. — YBN Nahmir Copy Share Image
“My mind seemed to think in terms of very bad song lyrics these days.” — Hester Browne Copy Share Image
My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
You do know about us in the type of music and the lyrics and their sensibility. Through that you do know something… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
“This is the song I only sing when you’re sleeping. These are the words I say when you can’t hear me. This… — pleasefindthis Copy Share Image
At the close of the day when the hamlet is still, and mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove, when naught but the… — James Beattie Copy Share Image
There's a vast ecosystem for music outside of Myspace and Facebook and you need to make sure that your music is in… — Jonathan Coulton Copy Share Image
The best songs come unasked for. You don't have to think about them . . . Summer is good for songs. When… — Jim Morrison Copy Share Image
Unless I'm wrong I but obey The urge of a song: I'm-bound-away! And I may return If dissatisfied With what I learn… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
You know what, when I write my records, I write them with my women in mind. Young women and just women period,… — Ciara Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with the science of music. I'm obsessed with the way you can string notes together and they can do something,… — Jason Pierce Copy Share Image
“Stupidity is singing the rebel anthem and hoping you won't get caught, Tucker," he had chided her. "But bravery is singing it… — Emory Sharplin Copy Share Image
“It's only when we understand [Jesus'] presence in the church as being the fulfillment of God's promise in Zephaniah 3:17 to "quiet… — Reggie M. Kidd Copy Share Image
I feel really personally connected to all of the songs, so stepping back is really hard. — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
“The song being great in its own wealth, why should it wait upon the words? Rather does it begin where mere words… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
I guess that's a big problem with working with computers - you've got the luxury to keep tweaking the songs until the… — David Macklovitch Copy Share Image
I noticed with older songs that I perform that I'm coming from a different place with them now...it mutates the vibe and… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
You know, it's funny how songs continue to grow and evolve and become a new and deeper reflection of your life. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Basically, I didn't want to sing anything for the sake of singing it. There were some songs where I really wailed, but… — Aaron Tveit Copy Share Image
People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every Springsteen song talks about that. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Someone gave me Roman Candle from Cavity Search when it came out. I was just starting to do A&R in the record… — Luke Wood Copy Share Image