--- title: "13 Song Quotes By Feist" description: "13 Song quotes by Feist. Plus more from Feist and more Song sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffb/feist-6764_culture_there-s-real-potency-in-metal-metal-fans_252823.jpg" --- > [There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. It's not diluted by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-s-real-potency-in-metal-metal-fans-love-metal-as-if-it-s-a/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffb/feist-6764_culture_there-s-real-potency-in-metal-metal-fans_252823.jpg) > [You never know what's going to play into what's worthy of getting encapsulated into a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/you-never-know-what-s-going-to-play-into-what-s-worthy-of-getting/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/feist-6764_getting_you-never-know-what-s-going-to-play-into_1472572.jpg) > [ I wrote the album \[Metals\] in the fall. In about four months, I went from zero to finished. It usually takes forever. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-wrote-the-album-metals-in-the-fall-in-about-four-months-i-went-from/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bad/feist-6764_albums_i-wrote-the-album-metals-in-the-fall-in_3096444.jpg) > [Songwriting is a really fortunate skill to have to frame living and to find new ways to observe things you're going through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/songwriting-is-a-really-fortunate-skill-to-have-to-frame-living-and/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/feist-6764_fortunate_songwriting-is-a-really-fortunate-skill_1389880.jpg) > [You're an enormous sponge and everything goes in there and you squeeze it out in songs, I guess. And if you're a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/you-re-an-enormous-sponge-and-everything-goes-in-there-and-you/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/feist-6764_canvas_you-re-an-enormous-sponge-and-everything_2055489.jpg) > [The idea of having one ensemble do everything is what was on 'Sea Lion' and that's what I tried to make happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/the-idea-of-having-one-ensemble-do-everything-is-what-was-on-sea-lion/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/feist-6764_arrangement_the-idea-of-having-one-ensemble-do-every_639615.jpg) > [On the videos for '1234' and 'My Moon My Man' I wanted to make the songs visible. And, really, what way can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/on-the-videos-for-1234-and-my-moon-my-man-i-wanted-to-make-the-songs/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/feist-6764_any_on-the-videos-for-1234-and-my-moon-my-ma_2812445.jpg) > [There have been times I've planted stuff in songs where four years later I'll be singing it from a subconscious, kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-have-been-times-i-ve-planted-stuff-in-songs-where-four-years/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/feist-6764_because_there-have-been-times-i-ve-planted-stuff_2727481.jpg) > [Gatekeeper was sort of my first attempt to put a little bit of a frame and boundaries around songwriting, and try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/gatekeeper-was-sort-of-my-first-attempt-to-put-a-little-bit-of-a/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/feist-6764_approach_gatekeeper-was-sort-of-my-first-attempt_1897397.jpg) > [Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/any-kind-of-anthemic-song-for-the-most-part-they-re-on-the-positive/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/feist-6764_any_any-kind-of-anthemic-song-for-the-most-p_374766.jpg) > [When I first played '1234' it was on stage in San Francisco at some kind of, like, sticky-floored club. And it felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/when-i-first-played-1234-it-was-on-stage-in-san-francisco-at-some/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/feist-6764_club_when-i-first-played-1234-it-was-on-stage_3060518.jpg) > [When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/when-i-did-1-2-3-4-on-sesame-street-they-d-rewritten-the-song-and/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/feist-6764_about_when-i-did-1-2-3-4-on-sesame-street-they_146827.jpg) > [I'd hear some beautiful Sade or Kings Of Convenience ballad remixed in a club, and I liked that these simple little songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-d-hear-some-beautiful-sade-or-kings-of-convenience-ballad-remixed/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/feist-6764_ballads_i-d-hear-some-beautiful-sade-or-kings-of_1302611.jpg) ## Other authors on Song - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 141 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-dylan-18556.jpg) Bob Dylan 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/bob-dylan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jimmy-page-49993.jpg) Jimmy Page 81 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jimmy-page/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-rollins-41662.jpg) Henry Rollins 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/henry-rollins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lennon-51796.jpg) John Lennon 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-lennon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-grohl-27056.jpg) Dave Grohl 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/dave-grohl/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-mccartney-74044.jpg) Paul McCartney 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/paul-mccartney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-wynton-marsalis-96408.jpg) Wynton Marsalis 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/wynton-marsalis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-young-70733.jpg) Neil Young 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/neil-young/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-petrucci-52095.jpg) John Petrucci 63 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-petrucci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-mraz-47548.jpg) Jason Mraz 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jason-mraz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-van-morrison-93136.jpg) Van Morrison 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/van-morrison/) ## More by Feist > [There's no mystery any more. So my instinct is to show very little, because there's much too much information about everyone, everywhere right now.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-s-no-mystery-any-more-so-my-instinct-is-to-show-very-little/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-ve-not-really-spent-much-time-in-proper-studios-the-room-itself/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [You can get anywhere on earth by falling asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/you-can-get-anywhere-on-earth-by-falling-asleep/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [Because there's just so much in a day now, I keep writing in much more abstract terms, like I don't try to write about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/because-there-s-just-so-much-in-a-day-now-i-keep-writing-in-much-more/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [Be alone even when there's a million people around, because tomorrow it will be a different million people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/be-alone-even-when-there-s-a-million-people-around-because-tomorrow/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/when-i-did-1-2-3-4-on-sesame-street-they-d-rewritten-the-song-and/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I had a guitar leaning against the wall and I'd squint at it. It was almost like a dog that had been kicked -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-had-a-guitar-leaning-against-the-wall-and-i-d-squint-at-it-it-was/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [There are certain parts of chords that resolve things and tie a bow, and others that keep things open and unanswered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-are-certain-parts-of-chords-that-resolve-things-and-tie-a-bow/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [With music, I wasn't curious anymore. There was no dialogue. By the time I stopped, I knew it wasn't going to be gone forever,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/with-music-i-wasn-t-curious-anymore-there-was-no-dialogue-by-the-time/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [No matter who weaves in and out of your life, regardless of the quality of those deep friendships and familyships, I'm the only common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/no-matter-who-weaves-in-and-out-of-your-life-regardless-of-the/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. It's not diluted by pop culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-s-real-potency-in-metal-metal-fans-love-metal-as-if-it-s-a/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I haven't been living anywhere because I've been on tour for the past two years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-haven-t-been-living-anywhere-because-i-ve-been-on-tour-for-the-past/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I don't think that village idea of actually knowing what you're contributing to the whole exists anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-don-t-think-that-village-idea-of-actually-knowing-what-you-re/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when a melody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/any-kind-of-anthemic-song-for-the-most-part-they-re-on-the-positive/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I didn't really get London until I read Dickens. Then I was charmed to death by it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-didn-t-really-get-london-until-i-read-dickens-then-i-was-charmed-to/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/feist/#itemlist", "name": "13 Song Quotes By Feist", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. 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