Meaning Quote by Al Jarreau

I'm certainly not a lyricist first. I prefer doing it intuitively and not really thinking about it so much.

— Daniel Rossen

You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.

— Annie Lennox

To me, the lyrics mean more then the music, and that's the way it should always be.

— Roger Miret

One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away…

— Hal David

Lyricists play with words.

— Paul McCartney

I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.

— David Gilmour

Meanings of all songs come after they are recorded. Someone else has to interpret them

— John Lennon

Sometimes a song indicates that it wants to be about a certain thing. And then if you write it, you find that it is…

— Jesse Harris

The reading of the song is vital. The written word is first always . . . first. Not belittling the music, but it really…

— Frank Sinatra

I've never considered myself a lyricist, but I have stuff to say.

— Brendon Urie

What is so beautiful about a composer and a lyricist is that their job is to push a story along and not halt it.

— Keala Settle

Normally the meaning of the songs, if there is any, occurs to me after I've written the song.

— St. Lucia