In Genesis we saw ourselves as song-writers. After Peter Gabriel left I was the first to say: 'It's OK - we can… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
Songs are not on a conveyor belt. I'm not chopping them up and putting them out. — Maxwell Copy Share Image
I love music because it's the only thing that hasn't walked away from me when I needed it most. — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
My taste is developing constantly, and it goes in whatever direction it wants to go in - the music follows. — Bonobo Copy Share Image
I'd never written a song before 'The Blood'; I didn't know it was going to be a song. — Andrae Crouch Copy Share Image
When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are… — Evan Dando Copy Share Image
“O it's Tommy this, an'Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away": But it's "Thank you, Mister Adkins," when the band begins to play...” — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Most days, I practice piano in the mornings and I spend the rest of the day painting. — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
Before the Griselda days, just being a local artist, of course, I wanted to get signed. Of course I wanted to take… — Benny the Butcher Copy Share Image
My mum's an opera singer: I grew up watching her get swept up in music and transform herself into characters. She taught… — Katie Noonan Copy Share Image
In different hours, a man represents each of several of his ancestors, as if there were seven or eight of us rolled… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If you're going to put out a record just to get a No. 1 and then forget about it after the first… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I've always written songs from a sad place. I can't think of one good song that I have written in a happy… — Ty Stone Copy Share Image
I have a few songs that I'm figuring out and writing. I'm still figuring out the whole concept and how it's gonna… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn't really involve me thinking about the demo-graphic of people I'm… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump comes along and is singing a different song. He says, "I don't need your money; I'm rich enough on my… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Have I told you lately that I love you?” “No, but if you sing that song to me, I’m going to reach… — Meghan March Copy Share Image
“We'll talk of sunshine and of song, And summer days, when we were young; Sweet childish days, that were as long As… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences. — Laura Marling Copy Share Image
Sometimes the best moment to sing a victory song is in the middle of your battle. — Jeremy Riddle Copy Share Image
It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos. — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
Songwriting is like a therapy, it's a connection that you have with another person, and I'm not scared of it at all… — Colbie Caillat Copy Share Image
I'm such an emotional person that when it comes to songwriting, I can click into whatever zone I need. — Natalie Prass Copy Share Image
I tell the truth through music. Other people tend to catch on and agree with my truth and it turns out we… — SZA Copy Share Image
The guitar is the ultimate vehicle for expression and composition for me. It's a part of my DNA! — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
“If music be the food of love, play on rock on . William Shakespeare - love evolution” — Michelle Mankin Copy Share Image
If a girls status is lyrics, from a country song, you've either done something really good or something really really bad. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I'm recording something (especially because I produce my own music) I might consider how hard it would be to replicate a… — Erin McKeown Copy Share Image
I grew up loving that female '90s country sound - which so much of that were those undeniable girl anthems. — Carly Pearce Copy Share Image
My grandfather was actually a doo-wop singer in Panama. They were called The Dominos. He was the high soprano voice. — Ravyn Lenae Copy Share Image
One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things. — Harrison Birtwistle Copy Share Image
Any time I write a new song, I am jazzed about it for like 24 hours and then I am over it… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
Singers always have an advantage. You know, everyone can connect to a song in a way that they cannot do to a… — Piers Morgan Copy Share Image
When I got to the second album, there was an expectation, because we'd sold nearly seven million albums on the first record,… — Craig David Copy Share Image
'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,' if you go through the lyrics, is such a haunting melody, and the words are, for… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Not even battling but just really known for rapping. Like I had songs up on Soundclick first, take it back. — Ab-Soul Copy Share Image
In my mind, there's this one 'super genre,' which is the only genre that matters, and that's the super genre of good… — Chris Thile Copy Share Image
Everybody played music and sang songs. It was real close, like a family. So you just got up there and had fun. — Kings Of Leon Copy Share Image