Song Quotes · Page 219

Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint.

— Neil Peart

Lyrics are weak, like clock radio speakers.

— GZA

Phish is such a good band; they just make stuff up as a jam band.

— Sharon Jones

Record company execs eat their young, I swear to God.

— Linda Barnes

Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.

— Anonymous

I put my emotions in my music and I want people to relate to that.

— Jazmine Sullivan

My life is like a piano, and I've only played half the keys.

— Toure Collins-Brown

I love everything from The Rolling Stones to Run-DMC to Nina Simone.

— Hannah Bronfman

I think... people are inspired by our music, and that's cool. We all borrow each other's music.

— Hope Sandoval

I don't write happy songs. Who does? I don't know anybody who writes happy songs, really.

— Nick Cave

The royalties from downloading are bad enough but the royalties from streaming are non-existent.

— Paul Young

I don't ever sing classically when I am singing a contemporary score - I kind of try to fit in whatever needs…

— Kelli O'Hara

When The Stone Roses first came out, the early reviews called me 'simian.' I had to look that up at the time.

— Ian Brown

I'm a reader, so when I go to bookstores I need (stuff) that's going to help me. There a big emptiness there…

— Nas

Band sleeping with sirens song roger rabbit… Nobody's gonna feel your pain When all is done And it's time for you to…

— Sleeping With Sirens

Social media can sometimes influence the charts, but I think that only great music makes it to the top. The good songs…

— Dua Lipa

There's nothing you can do that can't be done Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say but…

— John Lennon

And since I’m marrying into the Quartet, I have certain privileges and duties. If you’re sleeping with Laurel—” “I’m not sleeping with…

— Nora Roberts

Revising a screenplay is much more frustrating than revising a song because you have to read through the entire work again while…

— Kelly Jones

I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music shop, and so I was…

— Colin Hay

Kids don't want to hear the same record. There are a hundred million bands that they could listen to; you want to…

— Chad Gilbert

Sometimes I like them artificial and sometimes I like them real. And the reason is because sometimes I like a real close…

— Danny Elfman

We feel this passion that we have for music and this relentless need to pursue it and follow it and go wherever…

— Chrissy Costanza

Let's have the music that will open the door to millions of people... the kind of music that will not make people…

— Nelson Eddy

Our lyrics are supposed to be about fun.

— Cliff Williams

Because I'm a non-singer, to suddenly find myself in the charts was fabulous.

— Bernard Cribbins

A book is a story for the mind. A song is a story for the soul.

— Eric Pio

I've been pursuing music since I was 14.

— Chanel West Coast

There's always a story in music, and it's expressed through my music.

— Ledisi

Writing songs is a solo activity, so, if I put my mind to it, I can do it.

— Joe Hisaishi

When I am not too sad to listen, music is my consolation.

— Marcel Proust

To find a new British composer who is really good is rare.

— Tim Rice

All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.

— John Coltrane

I chose people who would complement the songs that I put them on.

— Ahmad Balshe

I was in the choir before. I don't know if a lot of people know that.

— Pascal Siakam

I know I can sing; I can sing, and I like how I sound.

— Jorja Smith

The sooner you start writing songs, the sooner you'll get better.

— Lewis Capaldi

It's good to see your songs breaking the barriers of language.

— Anirudh Ravichander

Rock and roll never sleeps. It just passes out.

— George Thorogood

Music helps me immeasurably in the writing process.

— Irvine Welsh