Singer-songwriters should be playing songs that aren't background music. — Jack Savoretti Copy Share Image
Our songs aren't metaphorical, normally: they're literal in their interpretation. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
My songs aren't built around choruses or hooks or anything like that. That's kind of how I write screenplays too. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Soundgarden are kind of the masters of writing songs that aren't pop cliches. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
The cover songs I do aren't radically altered - they're too beautiful to mess with. — Tim Russ Copy Share Image
Once a song comes out, these songs aren't mine. They're everybody's. So there you go. — Mac DeMarco Copy Share Image
My songs aren't bubble gum pop dance songs and I don't have background dancers on every single song. — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
It's not that some songs are for radio and some songs aren't, I'm just making whatever I feel. — MNEK Copy Share Image
The kind of fans I have are those who allow the songs to be part of their lives; indeed, it's as if… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
Just because I don't sing about the normal country themes doesn't mean my songs aren't country. I'd rather sing about having fun. — Kenny Chesney Copy Share Image
I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon… — Stromae Copy Share Image
I don't want to sing songs that aren't worth while. Time is so rare. I just don't want to waste the listener's… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
We didn't start Theocracy because we wanted to be cool like so-and-so and make money. Our songs aren't trendy, and our lyrics… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
To someone who's more of a surface fan, their favorite songs are the singles. But, we're the kind of band where a… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
It's weird, because the ideas in my songs aren't controversial to me. I feel like I should be able to sing about… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
I think I bring the songs that aren't about me or related to me to life. It's like the song 'How Do… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
I listen to a lot of songs, and they aren't talking about anything. I don't connect with them. I'll listen to something… — Bryson Tiller Copy Share Image
We kind of just got more mature and more realistic with what we're doing. We kinda said, "We quit our jobs and… — Jordan Buckley Copy Share Image
I like the songs to appear very simple and to flow by without any kind of hiccup, but there has to be… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
Most songs that aren't jump-rope songs, or lullabies, are cautionary tales or goodbye songs and road songs. — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
“88% of what we call good songs aren’t really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
As far as subject matter, I'd say most of the songs aren't that personal to me. I love making up characters and… — Carrie Underwood Copy Share Image
People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
It's so crazy to see people singing along to songs that aren't even released yet. I'm like, 'How do you even know… — Seinabo Sey Copy Share Image
I find so many songwriters today are missing an element... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
