Song Quotes · Page 420

We listen to songs to figure them out, to unravel the mystery of the words and the tune

— David Levithan

“I don’t know about other bands but the 5 of us are really more like brothers than band members.” — Aoi (Rock Read 038)”

— Aoi

When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song.

— Chris LeDoux

You end up throwing a ton of energy into one or two tracks, and the song that we thought was gonna be…

— Ed Robertson

Retailers don't think about why they have music. There are a number of issues. It can be very powerful in the right…

— Julian Treasure

I do seem to like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and…

— David Byrne

The music has had a certain quality that people like just because it's a real true expression of how we are as…

— Matt Cameron

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true.…

— Shelby Lynne

I usually write my music on a piano, and I really enjoy performing that way, because that actually shows how the music…

— Zedd

When I see four young kids in a band, I think, That looks really fun, no matter how shitty they are. You…

— Stephen Malkmus

No Romeo-and-Juliet acts, no nonsense about Love with a large L, none of that popular song claptrap with its skies of blue,…

— Aldous Huxley

Just seeing the things on TV and the things in front of you, the amount of information coming in, and the lack…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

One of the best records I’ve ever heard. Seriously, maybe top 20 all-time… I think if Rich Mullins had been given more…

— Todd Agnew

“Chords reel and the mind reels, and for all I know The minds of the Gods reel as well -- "For if…

— Tobeimean Peter

We think that this is just our world and we don't know what other people are thinking. Music actually is a phenomenal…

— Annie Lennox

I really love that I'm giving myself the opportunity finally to not have the pressure of every single song you do having…

— Kathleen Hanna

I know how to play the acoustic guitar, but I'm learning to play the electric guitar now. I'm sure it will be…

— Harshvardhan Rane

I sing in five or six different voices that are all part of me. It's not contrived.

— Axl Rose

I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams. I'm O.K. with that so long as my songs are my own. No…

— Ayumi Hamasaki

I've always been known for writing lyrics or being in a band but not necessarily for 'Oh, I love that guy's voice!'

— Matthew Koma

Seems like everybodys got that special someone in their arms. And I'm the only one who, cant seem to get that charm.…

— MEEE

By the end of the writing process, which is about 80 songs per album, I look at the material and think, what's…

— Jason Mraz

I hadn't been exposed to music except in church. They used to have me singing a solo when I was five years…

— Willie Dixon

No one wants to wait for tracks to buffer or spend hours searching through a Web site to find their favorite song.

— Daniel Ek

I've been really trying to hone the art of songwriting in a way that doesn't follow any sort of guideline.

— James Blake

I play really bad punk rock guitar. Age-old friends; it's just great hanging out with your mates, causing havoc.

— Rhys Ifans

“golden and worn, the dingy color of mustard powder. A piano sat off to the side, with photographs”

— Melissa Foster

I know that starting out as a young band, it's really easy to get lost with bands that sound the same or…

— Kellin Quinn

Nirvana is very funny. It's not sincere particularly. It's rather frivolous, actually.

— Frederick Lenz

The Ramones were American, and I knew about them, and I thought they were interesting. But they were like a pop band…

— Rick Nielsen

I love most 70's song writers, not so much outlaw, but really those 70's guys. I'm a big fan of Johnny Cash…

— Bryan Hayes

Most songs that aren't jump-rope songs, or lullabies, are cautionary tales or goodbye songs and road songs.

— Tom Waits

It does make sense to put on some songs that are relatively short, because radio usually only plays songs that are less…

— Mike Gordon

If guys don't want me to wrtite bad songs about them then they shouldn't do bad things.

— Taylor Swift

My house was really like 'It's a Wonderful Life.' I sang in the choir and was very involved in the church.

— John Tesh

I know that my passion is for opera, but sometimes I like also to sing songs, because there are many beautiful melodies.

— Andrea Bocelli

I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.

— Paul McCartney

When you learn to play, you just hold the guitar differently. You can tell when someone's just never held an instrument.

— Monica Barbaro

I know that I'm not a criminal. People say that, but my music speaks for itself. And I believe in my music.

— R. Kelly

Some people are great lyricists, but they're terrible at melody. But I could do melodies till the cows come home.

— Guy Sebastian