Thank God for beautiful songs about feeling despair when you yourself are in despair. They really get us through. — Susannah McCorkle Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart the way that these do. — Richard Marx Copy Share Image
Our lives are songs; God write the words And we set them to music at pleasure; And the song grows glad, or… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
I don't think you could pull one Bob Marley song that didn't have quotes from the Torah or the Old Testament. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
It might crush a lot of people, but I've never been in the room with an artist that I've written a song… — Bebe Rexha Copy Share Image
We all write the lyrics together, but Frank really shines on 'em pretty good. — Dusty Hill Copy Share Image
Watch a movie that makes you laugh or listen to a song that makes you cry. Embrace your emotions and be proud… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
The main things to rebel against - over-production, too much technology, overthinking. It's a spoiled mentality; everything is too easy. If you… — Jack White Copy Share Image
“The connection being that in my head all language began in song and that the best stories inevitably reutrn to song, to… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
I think about every song is pretty much raw emotion - even if it's not specifically about topic there's songs like "All… — Styles P Copy Share Image
Songs need to have the ability to change and to grow for sure. They take on lives of their own. Some songs… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“Your life is a movie. You are the main character. You say your scripts and act to your lines. Of course you… — Happy Positivity Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a song that's known to the world as a classic, stadium-rock anthem. — Joe Elliott Copy Share Image
I think Justin Bieber played a couple of songs up the block from it - and they said that some-one in his… — Chris Baio Copy Share Image
You've got to concentrate on the business of entertaining and writing songs. Always think different from the next person. Don't ever do… — Otis Redding Copy Share Image
I really don't have a method. I gravitate towards the organic/acoustic, but I still often complete songs musically before attempting to find… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I've written a number of songs over the years and it's a big part of my life, this sort of tension between… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
“You finish listening to a song of Leonard's and you know he's said everything he had to say, he didn't let the… — Sylvie Simmons Copy Share Image
Some of the ideas are kind of inspired by the songs, and I always want to use music to tell the story… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I have a song called 'Training Wheels,' and it's about being in love with someone and taking it to the next level… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
One of my favorite moments was when me and Jay-Z made a song 'For Rhyme or Reason.' It ended up on 'Reasonable… — Mike Dean Copy Share Image
It's just rock and roll. A lot of times we get criticized for it. A lot of music papers come out with:… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
Whenever I am at the airport, I always manage to get a hug from the security personnel present at the security check.… — Anu Malik Copy Share Image
I who once wrote songs with keen delight am now by sorrow driven to take up melancholy measures. Wounded Muses tell me… — Boethius Copy Share Image
I wanted to give the songs a run for their money, to see if they stood on their own without a lot… — Annie E. Clark Copy Share Image
[My mother] is much more musical, and by the time I started writing songs - by the time I was about 17… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I begged her to write a song and she said yes. I am a huge Regina Spektor fan. I think she's a… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
Do you really think he was flirting with me?" "Let's see. He gave you candy you hate - I saw your face… — Elizabeth Scott Copy Share Image
There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
I've got my interests and my life experiences as I'm putting lyrics together. And if you start looking at patterns, you start… — Matt Bellamy Copy Share Image
When I was in fourth grade, I made a song about the part in Stockholm where we come from. — Yung Lean Copy Share Image
It was such a sweet, sad song with such sweet, sad lyrics. Old-fashioned a little, but also timeless. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
There is something elegantly sinister about the Rolling Stones. They sit before you at a press conference like five unfolding switchblades; their… — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together… — Randy Bachman Copy Share Image
Lots of the time when I do find that real bond from a male audience I've noticed a lot of it is… — Jack Savoretti Copy Share Image
I also tried to focus on songs that Billie Holiday wrote, songs that she had a hand in shaping, like "Strange Fruit";… — Jose James Copy Share Image
“My energy is evil," I said, surprising myself. "It's a loud, obnoxious song. It's sick. It just hurts people. I'm not sunshine… — Willa Strayhorn Copy Share Image
I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own… — Patti LaBelle Copy Share Image