Song Quotes · Page 166

I love music so much; I've always played.

— Creed Bratton

Sometimes I hate writing songs. Because it hurts sometimes. I'm very emotional.

— Bibi Bourelly

The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.

— Richard Morris

“I'm the Hiphopapotomus, my lyrics are bottomless! uhhh…”

— Flight of the Conchords

Riding down in the old back roads, singing our songs. That's the best night.

— Anonymous

I like to sing with people, whether they're good or not.

— John Stamos

Thus mating of females was strictly along the lines of paternal song.

— Peter R. Grant

When the Beatles broke up, I thought to myself, 'Dude, seriously?'

— Dennis DeYoung

“You know it is good music when what you listen to spurs you on to create something.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

All the songs we do are basically about one of three things: booze, sex or rock n roll.

— Bon Scott

My grandmother and my mother and my grandfather, their style of praying was - all day long, they would pray by singing…

— Gregory Porter

To me, Sabbath was always just a really heavy blues band. That s all we were. We just took those blues roots…

— Geezer Butler

Thank God that I had the ability to understand that I had a different beat and that I was a drummer.

— James Brown

Ask any guitar player - it's hard to feed yourself when you're picking for a living.

— J. J. Cale

'Mi Gente' is a song that embodies a special moment in music - a new sound of a Latino culture on the…

— J Balvin

I could have guessed it all along, cuz now some drama queen is gonna write a song for me

— Emilie Autumn

One of my first shows was for NME in England, and it was a showcase. I was the first band on and…

— Peaches

My wife bought me a vintage Gibson guitar that isn't just beautiful but has tremendous sentimental value. I have plenty of guitars…

— Bill Bailey

On one hand you have a string quartet, which is not a symphony. On the other hand is you have me sampling…

— DJ Spooky

There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were…

— Gordon Lightfoot

I remember a moment when the Prince went back to his old school, Grammar School in Melbourne, and slightly to his horror…

— Anthony Holden

Martin Swinger is one of those rare singer-songwriters who excels at everything: singing, songwriting, guitar-playing, and being so present with his humor,…

— Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

I played lead guitar in a band called The Federal Duck, which is the kind of name that was popular in the…

— Dave Barry

You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing…

— Kara DioGuardi

Mr. Fantasy was the only song that was scribbling on a piece of paper.

— Jim Capaldi

Music to me is life. It's what gets me going.

— Apolo Ohno

I have been singing all my life, so it is pretty much second nature to me.

— Gene Watson

Love is the person you think about during the sad songs.

— Kiran

I wrote a song called 'Pretty Little Dead Girl.'

— Seanan McGuire

I always want to keep moving musically and trying new things.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I don't have trouble being brutally honest with my lyrics.

— Griff

Since I was a little child, I always wanted to do music. That was my passion.

— Tarja Turunen

A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.

— Travis Barker

I wouldn't be writing songs if I didn't have something to say.

— Cat Stevens

I take all of my music seriously and personally.

— Trevor Dunn

Our job is just to keep making great-sounding music and great performances.

— BoA

The Replacements don't sound like The Replacements half the time!

— Phoebe Bridgers

The really good music, whether of the East or of the West, cannot be analyzed.

— Albert Einstein

Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.

— Frederic Chopin

Music is an organic thing. It's always progressing.

— Jim Kerr