Song Quotes · Page 358

I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.

— Patti LaBelle

The songs always have to come from a real experience.

— Dean Lewis

I've always wanted to be a singer, ever since I was a child.

— Lara Fabian

Music is the best solution to any problem.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Music is beyond races, beyond territories.

— Rosalia

I look at people like musical instruments. I set people to music.

— Elizabeth Swados

I miss it, too and I miss the songs we knew.

— The Swellers

Aesthetically, I love the whole history of the music.

— Jon Gordon

My songs were influenced not so much by poetry on the page but by poetry being recited by the poets who recited…

— Bob Dylan

The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make…

— Taylor Swift

Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well.

— Talib Kweli

I don't care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be…

— Mitski

“Even your misstatement makes language play harmoniously within our ears to initiate a melody of newness.”

— Sarah Chergui

“A little sunshine, the song of birds, and a warm cup of coffee—these are the things that bring me peace.”

— Bhuwan Thapaliya

Obviously, the emotions I want to convey through music are streamed through the way I interpret life.

— PJ Harvey

Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.

— Tom Waits

An album for me as a teenager in the '70s was a fully formed concept. It was a body of work from…

— Christopher Bollen

I always ask any of the artists that open up if they know 'Family Tradition', since that's my last song in the…

— Hank Williams Jr

“You do not like me too good. This is a sad thing, eh?” With a sweep of his hand, he indicated the…

— Catherine Anderson

I want my music, whether it's sung by other people or sung by myself, to affect the way the Top 40 radio…

— Charli XCX

The thing about Bob Dylan's performative essence is that he keeps singing these old songs as well as the new songs, and…

— Richard F. Thomas

Someone once said that there are probably seven naturally good singing days in a year-and those are days you won't be booked.…

— Renee Fleming

It's unfortunate that people go, 'Oh, wow, man, they can get Zakk Wylde to jump up there on stage, and it's Pantera…

— Vinnie Paul

Music copyright and licensing laws haven't kept up with technology or the times. The Music Modernization Act fixes that with a comprehensive…

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

What song do yhu remind me of?(Who wants one)

— Demetrius

Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.

— Leonard Slatkin

The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.

— Mike Gordon

We hide ourselves in our music to reveal ourselves

— Jim Morrison

I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.

— Nina Simone

I just like playing songs with happy vibes and good feelings.

— Kygo

If I could have just one dance with you, I would pick a song that never ends.

— Anonymous

Everybody improvises their way through every day. And so I do that with music.

— Pauline Oliveros

We're gonna dance on the funk and make love on this song.

— Rick James

The best songs I've written tend to 'write themselves' in some ways.

— Jelly Roll

When I felt upset and lost, music always had the answer.

— Yungblud

Even if nobody was listening to it, I'd still be making music.

— Jacob Collier

“Music is my escape from all the problems in life.”

— Kailin Cui

Catchy lyrics are being given more importance.

— Armaan Malik

Music is what I am, everything else is what I do.

— Kenny Rogers

Songs won't save the planet, but neither will books or speeches.

— Pete Seeger