Song Quotes · Page 511

The reader's impression is one of a dream - the only thing that's left upon waking is the memory of a melody…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

“I have revised my approach to Bach, and am no longer trying to follow individual notes. It is much more successful”

— Graeme Simsion

“Some days, the music is not in tune, but it's always a song worth singing. That's the best description of a good…

— Nora Roberts

Writing songs about how I feel has always been easy and fun for me, and I think the business side of music…

— Olivia Rodrigo

People think it comes easy to us because we are from a family full of musicians, but I feel it's all about…

— Armaan Malik

I think it's important that everybody has access to music, and not just people who live in cities or who can afford…

— Rhiannon Giddens

I just want to write a great lyric and write a great song, and everything else is icing on the cake.

— Isaac Hanson

Words cannot express as music does, that unsayable grace which cannot be defined. It leaps like light from mind to mind.

— Gwen Harwood

I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because it's sensible or that I'm contrite, but because I need to keep my focus on…

— Johnny Marr

My grandma passed in '78, and that's the year I started recording. It's also the year that my dad retired from his…

— Carlene Carter

It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with…

— Charles Spurgeon

As regards the presentation of musical ideas, obviously rules of order soon appeared. Such rules of order have existed since music has…

— Anton Webern

I'm part of this show called "Shots Fired" that is premiering on FOX. It's right after the Super Bowl. It's a pretty…

— B.J. The Chicago Kid

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale,…

— William Christopher Handy

In the modern operas that 'Miss Saigon' and 'Les Miz' are, nobody breaks out into song from conventional book dialogue. Everything is…

— Lea Salonga

Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didnt…

— Ray LaMontagne

You've got to stay current and up with the competition. The main thing, though, is finding the greatest songs you can possibly…

— Reba McEntire

A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.

— Natasha Bedingfield

The best songs/films/collections expose truths about life and make them universally accessible; they progress humanity.

— Andreja Pejic

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.

— John Fogerty

When you are in a good mood,even a song ,whose lyrics you don't understand, becomes meaningful.

— Bibeka

My work happens to be singing, and I love bringing great songs to the attention of my audiences.

— Frank Sinatra Jr

It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music.

— Lee Konitz

Great stories start with great opening lines. 'I'm a lineman for the county' - what a great way to start a song.

— Glen Campbell

The Story of My Life.. By One Direction… I feel like a girl... But that's a pretty gosh darn blasted good song…

— Andrew James

Jon Davis of Korn and Frank Mullen of Suffocation are one of my favorite bands and from that moment, we started a…

— Mitch Lucker

DJ put that record on. That's my song, that's my shit. Rocking Henny XO. All these hoes, on my dick.

— Dev

Life's a piano. White keys represent happiness & the black keys represent sadness. As life goes on you realize the black keys…

— Nishan Panwar

My dad was such a music fan that the only way to really hang out with him was to sit in a…

— Domino Kirke

I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and my relationship with the piano has been going on for about 38 years.

— Cyrus Chestnut

I have grown up listening to Strings and they have always been a source of inspiration to me.

— Momina Mustehsan

Profound music leads us beyond language...to the dark roots of our scream and the celestial heights of our silence.

— Cornel West

I loved the Beatles when they turned up, and the Stones when they turned up, and never really stopped liking them.

— Tom Stoppard

Some people play steel string beautifully, but I'm not exactly a world-class picker.

— Lou Barlow

“A broken heart, too much cold beer, ocean waves and a willing man were never a good combination, no matter what the…

— Patti Callahan Henry

To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.

— Sammy Hagar

I'm glad I've been offered songs from various genres, but I love singing melodies the most.

— Neeti Mohan

Once radio stations played 'Walkin',' nobody would touch anything else on that record.

— Steve Harwell

Oh this song has got me hungry baby baby. So tell me that you want me baby baby.

— Robin Thicke

Whenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake.

— Alison Krauss