I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote a… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
People have made a living deconstructing Lennon and The Beatles songs because of their compositional sophistication. But what's so exciting about John… — Randy Bachman Copy Share Image
My main objective with every album is to capture a moment in time, which usually makes the whole process very relaxing. I… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
We played all of the songs on the first Johnny Winter AND every day before we recorded them, so that when we… — Rick Derringer Copy Share Image
I don't do filler songs. I don't get them. They don't make any sense to me. Why would I literally waste my… — Betty Who Copy Share Image
If you look at the history of music, you have classical composers, church music, pop music, etc. Music that's existed for centuries.… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
My favorite Galaxie 500 album is the first one, 'Today,' recorded in three days at Noise New York and produced by Kramer.… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
I figure I wrote 37 songs in 20 years, and that's not exactly a full-time job. It wasn't that I was writing… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
When it came to using elements of your personal life in your work, my mother was the master, or the mistress. There… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
With 'Acid Rap,' I allowed myself to be really open-minded and free with who I allowed into my musical space. I wanted… — Chance The Rapper Copy Share Image
Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
“Songs and smells will bring you back to a moment in time more than anything else. It's amazing how much can be… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I live again the days and evenings of my long career. I dream at night of operas and concerts in which I… — John McCormack Copy Share Image
The only thing they really get to pick is the single. But I get to pick the producer, the songs on the… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I love music, of course, and many, many, many genres. There are hardly any songs I would say that I hate. There's… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I think my least favourite thing to listen to is perfect songs, perfect performances. They don't feel human to me, and in… — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
There are so many songs in me that haven't been born yet. So I can't call myself a genius, but I never… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I sit with my guitar and start playing... something or the other pops into my head... Basically, I write whatever that… — Aditya Roy Kapur Copy Share Image
Like all teenagers in the early '60s, I put down my hockey stick when the Beatles got big and picked up a… — Rick Moranis Copy Share Image
A lot of the songs that I wrote during 'Pt. 1' and 'Pt. 2' are the first songs that I ever wrote… — Bibi Bourelly Copy Share Image
I don't see the songs as uplifting, but rather as trying to make lemonade from lemons, or whatever. When I listen to… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
It's pretty funny to me when I hear people say, 'I write six songs every day,' or, 'I turn out a song… — Benji Hughes Copy Share Image
For me, I'm more a fan of the songs than of the artists because often, it's not worth getting the whole album.… — Dr. Luke Copy Share Image
I don't think any of our lyrics have ever been erotic in a sexual term, because I haven't really written, touched on,… — Scott Ian 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
We cut songs that touch us because if they don't touch us first, there's no way in the world we're going to… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Some of the best rock riffs ever written were by Jimmy Page, and I can't really name the songs, but some of… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
A lot of times I wind up playing songs like (Alice in Chains') "Down in a Hole" that make me scream at… — Bronson Arroyo Copy Share Image
I actually had a bunch of songs that I worked on with Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed, but they were too heavy for… — Sebastian Bach Copy Share Image
“Grace will meet you in the valley, and her song will carry you home on the wind to another sky filled with… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
In the past, I had this open-door policy where everyone was invited. And that was awesome, but you end up releasing songs… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share Image
For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way that I… — Marc Almond Copy Share Image
“I had never killed myself before, so I had no idea what would I want to listen to when it was too… — Leila Sales Copy Share Image
Y'all should be happy for me. It's funny, compared to my peers, my catalog isn't even that big, but I'm still getting… — Saweetie Copy Share Image
I think my style is quite grungy and punky. I love the '90s and the music from that time, and I love… — Chelsea Leyland Copy Share Image
You have 'listeners' ears' when you're just starting out, and your 'listeners' ears' tell you what will work. You lose those ears… — Gene Pitney Copy Share Image
I do want people to know that the songs that I wrote when I was with women were really about women. And… — George Michael Copy Share Image
In many ways Bright Eyes is really a studio project. We form bands to tour, but it really is - you know,… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
If I knew where the good songs came from, I’d go there more often. It’s a mysterious condition. It’s much like the… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
