Song Quotes · Page 539

“But as spring blooms, the birds grow drunk with love and the bushes riot with their songs.”

— Diana Gabaldon

I like my raps but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But…

— Tyler, The Creator

I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.

— Nina Simone

I learned it was crucial to play right on the edge of the beat... It makes you drive the song more. You're…

— Glen Campbell

It's good to let go of control. That's probably something all artists and song writers will say at some point.

— Jens Lekman

I call 'Mukkathe Penne' my first emotional hit because it's the kind of song that goes straight into the hearts of the…

— Gopi Sundar

I found The Doors, and thank God I found The Doors because it inspired me to do Strange Music, and it saved…

— Tech N9ne

The songs that work best are broad lyrically and have one strong concept in the metaphor.

— Sia

“Our Life is like a song written by???……. really nobody knows. Many sing the song without purpose, and make many unhappy, and…

— Dr.T.V.Rao MD

I let people fill in the blanks on their own. If they want to think about their ex, that's fine. If they…

— Taylor Swift

I like to work with people who have a sense of putting a song over, and can sing in tune, and with…

— Tony Visconti

A scrip on my back, and a staff in my hand, I march on in haste through an enemy's land; The road…

— Henry Francis Lyte

I've been in situations like in Tokyo where people sang my song word for word and then when the music stopped, they…

— Curtis Jackson

'You Should Be Here' came from a real place. I lost my father... it was right when I was getting my record…

— Cole Swindell

My aunt, Rosie Gaines, sung with Prince - 'Diamonds and Pearls.' And at the time, I didn't realize how big of a…

— Ro James

I think anyone who suffers from chronic pain can agree with this - you feel this great significance. What I wanted to…

— Phil Anselmo

Do you have a record contract? I have a recording agreement. What's the difference? One is an agreement and one is a…

— Bob Marley

I've done a couple of songs which are not up to the mark. So, mentally, I've set a goal that I should…

— Arijit Singh

I don't need anybody to market or promote me. If people don't want to hear this music, then it's not for them.…

— Lauryn Hill

People weep at music all the time, because music gives form to some abstract level of integration.

— Joe Bradley

In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs.

— John Dyer Baizley

I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing.

— Juliana Hatfield

Even in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.

— Bob Seger

Music is either good or bad, and it's got to be learned. You got to have balance.

— Louis Armstrong

We're a band that's never been okay with the status quo. In a way, it's allowed us to be more open and…

— Lauren Mayberry

Pretty much my whole life, I've been a performer and have loved singing and writing songs in my room for my own…

— Billie Eilish

To the general public in America, the lifespan of Deep Purple probably finished with our 1984 album, 'Perfect Strangers.'

— Ian Gillan

“This doesn't make sense." "I know," Kylie said. "And that seems to be the theme song of my life right now. Not…

— C.C. Hunter

If I'm trying to get into character and it's an emotional scene, I'll listen to depressing or really sad music.

— Noah Schnapp

Music is the core of what we are trying to do, and we try to find many other ideas around it.

— Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

I know 'Hallelujah' isn't actually a Christmas song, but it has that cozy, haunting vibe that sounds like a winter's night and…

— Bonnie McKee

When I was about 12, I wanted a CD player for Christmas, but instead my parents gave me a really crappy electric guitar.

— Sam Endicott

I think being part of Pentatonix has helped my arrangement style a lot, and that's helped me expand myself.

— Kevin Olusola

What I gather is a lot of the members of the royal family had seen Eurovision and were supporting my song from…

— Sam Ryder

Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, the most poignant poems, the most gripping stories.

— Billy Graham

But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.

— Isaac Hanson

As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself.

— David Friedman

Probably because the first two albums were so successful, we got a little bit smug.

— Lisa Stansfield

Music is also one of the great heart openers. Sometimes, you hear the lyrics of a song and you dance, laugh, smile,…

— Michael Franti

I believe truly that Satan cannot endure it and so slips out of the room - more or less - when there…

— Amy Carmichael