If I could sing, that would be cool. But I can't. I mean, I physically can, but I'm awful. It's weird to… — Ad-Rock Copy Share Image
What makes a great song - you dont put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
It was kind of like songwriter's boot camp. You had to produce. You had to produce fast. You had to learn. — Cynthia Weil Copy Share Image
People think of songwriting as a very personal thing: A guy gets up there with an acoustic guitar and he sings his… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
He [George Harrison] told me he really, really admired John [Lennon]. He probably wanted John's acceptance pretty bad, you know? — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I love that song 'Goodbye' by Spice Girls. It's actually one of the best choruses ever written. — Skrillex Copy Share Image
Except for a few guitar chords, everything I've learned in my life that is of any value I've learned from women. — Glenn Frey Copy Share Image
Words are what make the song. I get a personal vision about what the lyrics are about. — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
We think of music as this substance that flows - you turn on the tap, and there it is, streaming off your… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
The state-of-the-art techniques really allowed us to make maps of how Sting's brain organizes music. That's important because at the heart of… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
The 'Downward Spiral' album was a record all about beating everybody up - and then 'Hurt' was like a coda saying maybe… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
But O, sick children of the world, Of all the many changing things In dreary dancing past us whirled, To the cracked… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
I would like to stop worrying so much, because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just… — Britney Spears Copy Share Image
We were over in Europe all the time their posters were up. That's why I liked them. So now all of a… — Kim Deal Copy Share Image
A lot of musicians don't learn the business. You just have to be well-rounded in both areas. You have to understand publishing.… — Bradley Joseph Copy Share Image
I can give you my personal opinion: love the music, hate the business. It's a screwball business, and there are a lot… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it. — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s. — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
Rock and roll is about having fun, no matter where you are right now, blast some music and forget about life's problems — Cheyanne Carter Copy Share Image
Only at my barbershop will you see a guy selling bootleg DVDs & handbags while a Katy Perry song plays in the background. — Tahj Mowry Copy Share Image
When I get out of the studio, I want to disconnect from music. I would rather spend time with my family or… — Amit Trivedi Copy Share Image
Musicians are like a preacher, a teacher, an actor. You are the mediator who can transfer the energy of beautiful music to… — Demis Roussos Copy Share Image
“If you don’t know who Eleanor Rigby is, you probably were born after 1985 and need to listen to some real music.” — George Takei Copy Share Image
Part of my growth as a producer was not just about making beats but also helping in the process of inspiring the… — No I.D Copy Share Image
“The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing… — Holly Copy Share Image
D-_-b Listen to X's and O's by Jeremiah Ft. Nicki Minaj,Ciara. This.is.A.Goog.SONG! — Tynee Williams Copy Share Image
My job is to be some sort of music/lyric psychic, to figure out that that's the right song to not fight the… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
The creative part for me is making songs, and that's what I really love the most, and that's what I've always done… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
I'm not a great fan of people who suddenly manage to pull out the whole track sounding perfect from a laptop. That… — Thighpaulsandra Copy Share Image
Women stand for the objective world for a man. They stand for the thing that you're not and that's what you always… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
The best way to write a song is to think of something else and then the song kind of creeps in. — John Prine Copy Share Image
Call me old fashioned, but I love songs that end. As a songwriter, I feel like you put a fade out when… — Courtney Act Copy Share Image
If you took every pop song to heart, you'd be a bleeding romantic with a crushed heart every five minutes. — Jason Diamond Copy Share Image
I like creating these rhythmic patterns. These interlocking rhythmic things are really fun. — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I'd like to keep singing - whether that's small or big. To stop singing for a living would break my heart. — Shane Filan Copy Share Image
Theres always a certain line in a song that will always get stuck in your mind because it reminds you of a… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
It's meant to reaffirm the validity of that music - clean, minimalist, honest, classic music. — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with… — Ace Frehley Copy Share Image
If there's a common thread running through all the H.O.R.D.E. bands, it's the emphasis on live improvisational music. — John Popper Copy Share Image
Its a good feeling when people come up to you and tell you your music helps them, and as long as it… — Mike Powell Copy Share Image