Beauty Quote by Anonymous

A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write…

— Sheryl Crow

I like songs that are simple.

— Syd Barrett

I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's usually funnier…

— Cass McCombs

Songs are not better just because they're emotionally honest. To write a song well, you have to put some work into it and grind…

— Jakob Dylan

Simplicity is the key for me. I can't write clever songs; I just can't do it.

— Kate Nash

The simpler songs are just done when the lyric has been stated; the more complex or band-oriented stuff can go in a million directions.

— Robin Pecknold

I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective,…

— Zooey Deschanel

Because as much as I love figuring out other people's puzzles, and love putting words together in ways that feel good to sing and…

— J. Robbins

In my earlier days of writing for myself, I wanted songs to be more complex. I thought they had to be for me to…

— Lady Gaga

There's so much more you can do with the dynamics of songs when they're simple... I think it was what I needed in my…

— Sarah Blasko

I think the key to writing hit songs is simplicity.

— Bonnie McKee

When I'm writing, I'm focusing more on just the basic melody and the lyrics.

— Aubrie Sellers