I go through cycles with my writing. I have cycles where I'm up all night and lose track of time, and then… — Brenda Russell Copy Share Image
The songwriting style, to me, is superior. There was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
You are a 64-track recording - the tracks are always there, they're always with you. Sometimes the harsh tracks are cranked up… — RZA Copy Share Image
“There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And… — Shel Silverstein 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
My brother, who's ten years younger than me, worked with me in the studio when he was very young. He's a guitar… — Atticus Ross Copy Share Image
It's fun to take songs from a completely different context and reframe them. We did two mixtape albums called 'Other People's Heartache'… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
“I’ll never be able to give you a sonnet. I may be a songwriter, but the iambic pentameter thing throws me off.… — Michele Hauf Copy Share Image
Death darkens his eyes, and unplumes his wings, Yet the sweetest song is the last he sings: Live so, my Love, that… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“Exodus guitarist, Kirk Hammett. “I think Gary Holt – I think Metallica took the wrong dude,” King told me 2007. “Gary… — D.X. Ferris Copy Share Image
If I experience a really difficult moment, write a song about it, and someone on the other side of the planet experienced… — Dennis Lloyd Copy Share Image
I've also learned to only write songs and melodies that really work for my voice and that I won't have issues doing… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
In the far corner, a tenor began to sing, Zsadist's crystal-clear voice sailing up toward the warrior paintings on the ceiling far,… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
It's a humbling and amazing journey when you write a song in your bedroom, and you've got no money, and you're trying… — Linda Perry Copy Share Image
I wrote '('Til) I Kissed You' about a girl I met in Australia. Her name was Lilian, and she was very, very… — Don Everly Copy Share Image
In the game, you've got some people who've got money, but their music is kind of off, their music is garbage. Then,… — Young Dolph Copy Share Image
This guy kept telling us that rock was the big thing, everyone's talking about the big thing, our band was the big… — Terry Kath Copy Share Image
“One thing can't be defeated is love.You can conquer hate by ignoring it.You can destroy it by loving the person next to… — Chester Bennington Copy Share Image
Jazz music should be inclusive. Smooth jazz to me rules out a certain kind of drama and a certain tension that I… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
If the melody is telling me this is what the song is about, then I'm sort of forced into confession, autobiography or… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
However, I have a lot of greed. The types of music I want to show are on this side and on that… — Kim Nam-joon Copy Share Image
A band's only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing… — Chris Martin Copy Share Image
Sound is the force of creation, the true whole. Music then, becomes the voice of the great cosmic oneness and therefore the… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were… — Ringo Starr Copy Share Image
Music has a way of filling in the missing places. It is a gift from God above, who didn't have to provide… — Chris Fabry Copy Share Image
I'd rather call it "instrumental creative music," especially the music that I've been doing. If a person would hear that music, they… — Eldar Djangirov Copy Share Image
People know my lyrics; they know the stuff I've written, and it's all about life, love, happiness, and these big euphoric moments.… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen… — F. Paul Wilson Copy Share Image
My first ambition in life, I made up my mind I was going to become Miles Davis. I studied music, music theory.… — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image
My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I really got into psych because everything has a really good groove to it and it's nicely spaced out, but ultimately they… — Mike Romano Copy Share Image
It's what I like to call the horizontal Jesus. Vertical Jesus are the songs that say 'Lord I love you, Lord I… — Kirk Franklin Copy Share Image
People say to me, 'Do you dye your hair?' and I say, 'Well, does f**king Siouxsie Sioux? Does Bowie?'. Of course I'm… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
We have access to millions of people. We have the power to encourage, inspire, and bring hope. Unfortunately, we also have the… — Stacey Dash Copy Share Image
My favourite song of Elton's is... it's a tricky one for me. I'm a proper fan and I've probably seen him in… — Matt Lucas Copy Share Image
So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
It's one thing having a great song, but I think for me if you take it to the next level... say you… — Flume Copy Share Image
I've learned after doing a couple records that if it feels good and it's easy, then that's usually a good sign. And… — Anna Ternheim Copy Share Image
Lots of these songs I hadn't performed, but I've always wanted to. These are songs that I wanted to get in my… — Kristin Chenoweth Copy Share Image
