--- title: "19 Song Quotes By LP" description: "19 Song quotes by LP. Plus more from LP and more Song sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/lp-9491_art_i-feel-like-emotional-content-is-the-mos_1236451.jpg" --- > [I feel like emotional content is the most important of any song, for any artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-feel-like-emotional-content-is-the-most-important-of-any-song-for/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/lp-9491_art_i-feel-like-emotional-content-is-the-mos_1236451.jpg) > [I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-people-who-want-to-write-a-song/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg) > [To me, rock and roll is not a perfect science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/to-me-rock-and-roll-is-not-a-perfect-science/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/lp-9491_perfect_to-me-rock-and-roll-is-not-a-perfect-sci_1837176.jpg) > [Songwriting is what I am trying to stay good at and get better at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/songwriting-is-what-i-am-trying-to-stay-good-at-and-get-better-at/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/lp-9491_better_songwriting-is-what-i-am-trying-to-stay_1283196.jpg) > [If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/if-you-leave-songs-sitting-around-you-do-yourself-a-disservice-you/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/lp-9491_around_if-you-leave-songs-sitting-around-you-do_53769.jpg) > [I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-m-a-songwriter-singer-i-m-very-vocal-oriented-of-course-but/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/lp-9491_artist_i-m-a-songwriter-singer-i-m-very-vocal-o_2028691.jpg) > [I don't think a good singer or a great singer is either of those things without a great song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-don-t-think-a-good-singer-or-a-great-singer-is-either-of-those/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/lp-9491_either_i-don-t-think-a-good-singer-or-a-great-s_1480253.jpg) > [You could have written the biggest hit song, and all eyes are looking to you to write another one. It's not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/you-could-have-written-the-biggest-hit-song-and-all-eyes-are-looking/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/lp-9491_could_you-could-have-written-the-biggest-hit-s_1147753.jpg) > [The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-interpreted-is-astounding-to-me/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/lp-9491_astounding_the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-in_628349.jpg) > ['Pop' is not a bad word. What's more interesting than changing the chemistry in a room in three minutes with a song?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/pop-is-not-a-bad-word-what-s-more-interesting-than-changing-the/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/lp-9491_bad_pop-is-not-a-bad-word-what-s-more-intere_2443952.jpg) > [The first time I wrote a song, I couldn't really believe - 'Can you just do that? You're just allowed?' I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-first-time-i-wrote-a-song-i-couldn-t-really-believe-can-you-just/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/lp-9491_believe_the-first-time-i-wrote-a-song-i-couldn-t_435668.jpg) > [Pop is like a puzzle: to write a perfect pop song, you never know, and there's so much that can happen in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/pop-is-like-a-puzzle-to-write-a-perfect-pop-song-you-never-know-and/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/lp-9491_like_pop-is-like-a-puzzle-to-write-a-perfect_1987396.jpg) > [The thrill of writing songs for other people, when you get that right, that person's soul speaks to that song; you've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-thrill-of-writing-songs-for-other-people-when-you-get-that-right/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/lp-9491_adventure_the-thrill-of-writing-songs-for-other-pe_1423660.jpg) > [I was done with my second major label deal, and I was doing a lot of urban sessions, and I had an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-was-done-with-my-second-major-label-deal-and-i-was-doing-a-lot-of/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/lp-9491_always_i-was-done-with-my-second-major-label-de_1131004.jpg) > [No matter what, if you write a song that's great that everyone expects to be a hit, then everyone's going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/no-matter-what-if-you-write-a-song-that-s-great-that-everyone-expects/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/lp-9491_great_no-matter-what-if-you-write-a-song-that_1502995.jpg) > [With Joe Walsh, that was kind of random. I'd written 'Hi-Roller Baby' for myself while I was at Island/Def Jam; literally, four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/with-joe-walsh-that-was-kind-of-random-i-d-written-hi-roller-baby-for/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/lp-9491_kind_with-joe-walsh-that-was-kind-of-random-i_2201589.jpg) > [You go to a studio with a guitar, people are like, 'Oh this girl's going to write this song on a guitar.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/you-go-to-a-studio-with-a-guitar-people-are-like-oh-this-girl-s-going/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/lp-9491_girl_you-go-to-a-studio-with-a-guitar-people_693574.jpg) > [When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/when-i-first-got-into-the-major-label-system-they-were-like-hey-you/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/lp-9491_great_when-i-first-got-into-the-major-label-sy_363975.jpg) > [It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/it-s-interesting-what-a-new-song-can-do-to-the-other-songs-a-new-song/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/lp-9491_house_it-s-interesting-what-a-new-song-can-do_529462.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 LP > [If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/if-you-leave-songs-sitting-around-you-do-yourself-a-disservice-you/) LP > [When I'm singing my songs on stage, I feel like I'm doing a rock show, even though I don't think all my music is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/when-i-m-singing-my-songs-on-stage-i-feel-like-i-m-doing-a-rock-show/) LP > ['Girls Go Wild' was born out of a Joshua Tree excursion with some close friends after coming home from a long bit of touring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/girls-go-wild-was-born-out-of-a-joshua-tree-excursion-with-some-close/) LP > [I'm a very emotional singer and songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-m-a-very-emotional-singer-and-songwriter/) LP > [I'm not looking to be a gay poster child. If you're gay, and I inspire you, I don't want to put that down. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-m-not-looking-to-be-a-gay-poster-child-if-you-re-gay-and-i-inspire/) LP > [I feel like how I live my life is my own political statement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-feel-like-how-i-live-my-life-is-my-own-political-statement/) LP > [When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people so we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/when-i-first-got-into-the-major-label-system-they-were-like-hey-you/) LP > [The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for-other-people-kind-of-took-me/) LP > [The first time I wrote a song, I couldn't really believe - 'Can you just do that? You're just allowed?' I never thought about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-first-time-i-wrote-a-song-i-couldn-t-really-believe-can-you-just/) LP > [There is a pop element to what I do, but I'm going for a deeper, more left-of-center vibe. That's the sound I've always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/there-is-a-pop-element-to-what-i-do-but-i-m-going-for-a-deeper-more/) LP > [I appreciate good work no matter where it's coming from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-appreciate-good-work-no-matter-where-it-s-coming-from/) LP > [I found New York too... 'vertical,' closed off, I didn't feel the muse like I did in L.A. Maybe it's the weather?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-found-new-york-too-vertical-closed-off-i-didn-t-feel-the-muse-like/) LP > [I have a working-class approach to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-have-a-working-class-approach-to-music/) LP > [It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record, tie the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/it-s-interesting-what-a-new-song-can-do-to-the-other-songs-a-new-song/) LP > [Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's so difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/trying-to-launch-a-career-as-an-artist-is-like-trying-to-run-through/) LP ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/lp/#itemlist", "name": "19 Song Quotes By LP", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like emotional content is the most important of any song, for any artist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-feel-like-emotional-content-is-the-most-important-of-any-song-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/lp-9491_art_i-feel-like-emotional-content-is-the-mos_1236451.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/lp-9491_art_i-feel-like-emotional-content-is-the-mos_1236451.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/lp-9491_art_i-feel-like-emotional-content-is-the-mos_1236451.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like emotional content is the most important of any song, for any artist.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-people-who-want-to-write-a-song/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To me, rock and roll is not a perfect science.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/to-me-rock-and-roll-is-not-a-perfect-science/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/lp-9491_perfect_to-me-rock-and-roll-is-not-a-perfect-sci_1837176.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/lp-9491_perfect_to-me-rock-and-roll-is-not-a-perfect-sci_1837176.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/lp-9491_perfect_to-me-rock-and-roll-is-not-a-perfect-sci_1837176.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To me, rock and roll is not a perfect science.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Songwriting is what I am trying to stay good at and get better at.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/songwriting-is-what-i-am-trying-to-stay-good-at-and-get-better-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/lp-9491_better_songwriting-is-what-i-am-trying-to-stay_1283196.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/lp-9491_better_songwriting-is-what-i-am-trying-to-stay_1283196.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/lp-9491_better_songwriting-is-what-i-am-trying-to-stay_1283196.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Songwriting is what I am trying to stay good at and get better at.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. 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