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title: "120 Write Lyrics Quotes by 111 authors"
description: "Browse 120 Write Lyrics quotes by 111 authors. Discover the best Write Lyrics sayings and thoughts."
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> [I used to say it was painful to write lyrics about myself and looking inward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-frampton/i-used-to-say-it-was-painful-to-write-lyrics-about-myself-and-looking/)

[Peter Frampton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-frampton/)

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> [I have no desire to write lyrics with Adrenaline Mob.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-have-no-desire-to-write-lyrics-with-adrenaline-mob/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

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> [I'm not given the opportunity - nor do I want it - to write my own lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kanal/i-m-not-given-the-opportunity-nor-do-i-want-it-to-write-my-own-lyrics/)

[Tony Kanal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kanal/)

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> [I don't write lyrics, the lyrics write Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-don-t-write-lyrics-the-lyrics-write-thom-yorke/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

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> [I was Eazy's pen, because he couldn't write lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-d-o-c/i-was-eazy-s-pen-because-he-couldn-t-write-lyrics/)

[The D.O.C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-d-o-c/)

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> [It takes me, like, half an hour to write the lyrics for a song. They just come out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sia/it-takes-me-like-half-an-hour-to-write-the-lyrics-for-a-song-they/)

[Sia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sia/)

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> [It takes more talent to write music, but it takes more courage to write lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-mercer/it-takes-more-talent-to-write-music-but-it-takes-more-courage-to/)

[Johnny Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-mercer/)

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> [The most common time I write lyrics is the middle of the night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alissa-white-gluz/the-most-common-time-i-write-lyrics-is-the-middle-of-the-night/)

[Alissa White-Gluz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alissa-white-gluz/)

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> [It's weird to try to write lyrics for somebody else. They can't really get behind what you're saying or what you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-borland/it-s-weird-to-try-to-write-lyrics-for-somebody-else-they-can-t-really/)

[Wes Borland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-borland/)

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> [But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-capaldi/but-then-you-have-to-write-a-song-so-at-that-point-i-picked-up-the/)

[Jim Capaldi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-capaldi/)

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> [I like to write lyrics when I feel it, and because of that, I like to keep a log of lyrics all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alissa-white-gluz/i-like-to-write-lyrics-when-i-feel-it-and-because-of-that-i-like-to/)

[Alissa White-Gluz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alissa-white-gluz/)

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> [I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That's a real challenge, I take it on vigorously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/i-write-lyrics-putting-words-and-melodies-to-my-songs-that-s-a-real/)

[Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/)

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> [I have always preferred paper and ink to a computer screen and I still write most of my lyrics by hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-sayer/i-have-always-preferred-paper-and-ink-to-a-computer-screen-and-i/)

[Leo Sayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-sayer/)

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> [Sometimes I'll get a burst when I write lyrics, it usually happens in 20 minutes and I'll write the whole song, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonny-lang/sometimes-i-ll-get-a-burst-when-i-write-lyrics-it-usually-happens-in/)

[Jonny Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonny-lang/)

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> [After all, nothing helps to write lyrics more than to mess around with the language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-homme/after-all-nothing-helps-to-write-lyrics-more-than-to-mess-around-with/)

[Joshua Homme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-homme/)

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> ['Chandelier' took, like, four minutes to write the chords, then, like, 12-15 minutes to write the lyrics. Probably 10 or 15 minutes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sia/chandelier-took-like-four-minutes-to-write-the-chords-then-like-12-15/)

[Sia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sia/)

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> [I didn't even write the lyrics down. I got in the booth, I put down a little guitar riff and the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-didn-t-even-write-the-lyrics-down-i-got-in-the-booth-i-put-down-a/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

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> [I would write down the lyrics to 'C.R.E.A.M.' in Korean - not translating it, but phonetically writing out each word. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-dragon/i-would-write-down-the-lyrics-to-c-r-e-a-m-in-korean-not-translating/)

[G-Dragon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-dragon/)

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> [Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/sometimes-my-boyfriend-would-write-the-lyrics-and-i-would-write-the/)

[Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/)

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> [I try to write lyrics that will be able to function on their own if they get separated from the music. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-k-samson/i-try-to-write-lyrics-that-will-be-able-to-function-on-their-own-if/)

[John K. Samson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-k-samson/)

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> [With my first three albums I did everything on my own. It was what I was used to and where I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-macdonald/with-my-first-three-albums-i-did-everything-on-my-own-it-was-what-i/)

[Amy Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-macdonald/)

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> [I get tips from Bob Gaudio. And one of my songs somehow caught the attention of one of my idols, Marty Panzer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/i-get-tips-from-bob-gaudio-and-one-of-my-songs-somehow-caught-the/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

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> [I don't write lyrics. I hear the track and sing in gibberish over it, then I try and fit words into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelela/i-don-t-write-lyrics-i-hear-the-track-and-sing-in-gibberish-over-it/)

[Kelela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelela/)

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> [I feel like a lyricist is somebody that writes their own lyrics. Now songwriters and lyricists are two totally different things. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-feel-like-a-lyricist-is-somebody-that-writes-their-own-lyrics-now/)

[Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/)

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> [“You also use ink to write lyrics that are so private that you smear them in all kinds of figurative ways so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-homans/you-also-use-ink-to-write-lyrics-that-are-so-private-that-you-smear/)

Charles Homans

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> [The one good thing about a movie and music and stuff like that: Sometimes it's a counterpoint between the movie and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-watson/the-one-good-thing-about-a-movie-and-music-and-stuff-like-that/)

[Patrick Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-watson/)

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> [ When you're younger and a little more innocent, you write whatever \[lyrics\] comes naturally. But as you get used to writing you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lips-kudlow/when-you-re-younger-and-a-little-more-innocent-you-write-whatever/)

[Steve "Lips" Kudlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lips-kudlow/)

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> [I've tended to write lyrics alone. The emotion of the melody comes first. But what stimulates us are usually these dreamy minor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-mozgawa/i-ve-tended-to-write-lyrics-alone-the-emotion-of-the-melody-comes/)

Stella Mozgawa

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> [Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can. I tell the songwriter's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/some-people-can-sit-down-and-write-a-song-but-they-can-t-go-on-stage-2/)

[Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/)

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> [Writing a song is like - you're writing a song all the time. It's just when it pops out. It's been there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-jagger/writing-a-song-is-like-you-re-writing-a-song-all-the-time-it-s-just/)

[Mick Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-jagger/)

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> [It's just like an idea, like a chorus, and then we just jam on it - it happens in loads of different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-pritchard/it-s-just-like-an-idea-like-a-chorus-and-then-we-just-jam-on-it-it/)

[Luke Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-pritchard/)

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> [Usually I will hear a sample, think of a theme and then it will take me a couple of days to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-superstar/usually-i-will-hear-a-sample-think-of-a-theme-and-then-it-will-take/)

[Princess Superstar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/princess-superstar/)

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> [Obviously, I write all of my lyrics from my heart and my life first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-rodrigo/obviously-i-write-all-of-my-lyrics-from-my-heart-and-my-life-first/)

[Olivia Rodrigo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-rodrigo/)

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> [I like to write my lyrics on clay tablets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-newman/i-like-to-write-my-lyrics-on-clay-tablets/)

[Randy Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-newman/)

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> [I kind of need to be ambulatory to write lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lin-manuel-miranda/i-kind-of-need-to-be-ambulatory-to-write-lyrics/)

[Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lin-manuel-miranda/)

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> [We all write the music, and then Mark and Tom write the lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-barker/we-all-write-the-music-and-then-mark-and-tom-write-the-lyrics/)

[Travis Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-barker/)

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> [I write my lyrics into the computer and I hum my music into the dictaphone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-bach/i-write-my-lyrics-into-the-computer-and-i-hum-my-music-into-the/)

[Sebastian Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-bach/)

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> [I get the music, I get the beats. And I go to the studios and write the lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/obie-trice/i-get-the-music-i-get-the-beats-and-i-go-to-the-studios-and-write-the/)

[Obie Trice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/obie-trice/)

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> [I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/i-was-never-a-sit-down-with-a-notepad-and-write-lyrics-kind-of-person/)

[James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/)

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> [I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-patton/i-write-lyrics-based-on-music-on-a-musical-flow-and-what-sounds-good/)

[Mike Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-patton/)

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