Song Quotes · Page 959

The hardest thing, and the most difficult thing, is to do the most simple thing. Because that means that you've had to…

— Dr. Luke

Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords…

— Alex Lifeson

I always knew Gordon Lightfoot was a really great songwriter, but his stuff even sounds better and better all the time. It's…

— John Prine

Sometimes when you meet a musician you are a fan of, and he or she isn't the friendliest person, you walk away…

— Henry Rollins

If I'm writing the music, and I don't feel like its really connecting inside, then I'll know there's no reason to really…

— Beth Hart

We've always wanted to do it, something you could dance to, and deep down we always thought we could bring something to…

— Frank Iero

A song has a life of its own. It's an autonomous thing, separate from your own experience, almost. And the mere repetition…

— St. Vincent

It is not a dreamlike state, but the somehow insulated state, that a great musician achieves in a great performance. He's aware…

— Arnold Palmer

There are days that I get neurotic with the instrument [violin]. Every little adjustment will change the balance for good or for…

— Joshua Bell

The CD, it should be noted, was born out of greed. It was devised to prop up record sales on the expectation…

— John Mellencamp

I think the biggest reward is not physical. I rather obtain things spiritually. I mean, it's so cool to be acknowledged by…

— Ravyn Lenae

I'm one of those people that I make a song... then I write another song and then I'm like, 'But this song…

— Fefe Dobson

So we're considering doing a new Christmas album, because there's been Christmas episodes since then, and maybe finally do the version of…

— Trey Parker

“Young Noah: [humming] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum. Young Allie: [laughing] You're a terrible singer.…

— Nicholas Sparks

Thankfulness is not something God gives us. It is not a spiritual gift and it is not a spiritual fruit. We can…

— Roy Lessin

I think something I've been drawn to about the people I work with is that they seem to be - like me…

— Ariel Rechtshaid

Whether or not punk is the flavor of the month is not important for us. Bad Religion has been popular through many…

— Greg Graffin

Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick involved with it. It's pure…

— Tom Petty

There will come a day when you will be stronger and you will forget that person that just broke your heart. It's…

— Aino Jawo

My aim is always catchy songs, or songs with meaning and I want to write music people can relate to, about things…

— Amy Macdonald

I always wanted to be involved with music that would stand the test of time, being on one of those definitive things…

— Thundercat

Sex contains all, Bodies, Souls, meanings, proofs, purities, delicacies, results, promulgations, Songs, commands, health, pride, the maternal mystery, the seminal milk; All…

— Walt Whitman

As a songwriter, I've got a lot of facets, so to speak. When you come to a live show, you get a…

— Jade Bird

When a song is born of personal experience, you think you're protected by the fact that you're making art or whatever. But…

— Ellie Rowsell

To see a lot of the smaller labels disappear or get gobbled up by the bigger labels, that's a shame. It was…

— Phil Collins

“Remember children, once I am gone I will be part of it all Everything will be me and together be free The…

— Neil Leckman

The only problem with Shearwater as a name for a band is that people sort of think that it's this amalgamated word…

— Jonathan Meiburg

Here I was in Estonia, doing a concert for 5,000 people, and not many people know the song My Way - Gorbachev…

— Robert Davi

'Soulfire' is a collection of stuff I've done in the past. Each song is an element of who I am: There's a…

— Steven Van Zandt

As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture…

— Wynton Marsalis

When you listen to my music, you hear that there are all these voices going on in different parts of the song.…

— Valerie June

Songs are like a form of chaos that you can control. It's a form of intelligence that maybe you only understand and…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

The 'Bryson' song was a focus track. I dropped so many gems throughout the whole song. I don't want no bars to…

— NLE Choppa

When I write a song with somebody else in mind, it's putting the cart before the horse. The way I write best…

— Rodney Crowell

Me and my bandmate having known each other and worked together for so long, the process between us is kind of effortless.…

— Jonathan Rado

Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan…

— Toni Braxton

An artist is made to entertain. That's their primary goal, to entertain you. But some artists record the moments of time. You…

— Rza

LORD WE COME YOU ASKING you for the strength and the guidance to be man enough to protect our children till the…

— Anonymous

There might be two or three songs I'm trying out. I've been singing these songs (on the new album) in the studio,…

— Kristin Chenoweth

Red House Painters were doing cover songs before our first record deal. I remember live shows where we did an AC/DC song;…

— Mark Kozelek