All Ken Hill Quotes
- Childhood is a promise that is never kept. Childhood
- The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another. Author
- Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally. Authors
- If our main goal is to connect emotionally, we should want to have as many tools as we possibly can to achieve that goal. The… Abilities
- If you are making music for other people, you will have to be aware of how people relate to it. Aware
- Minds are like flowers. If you let it sit there without soaking anything up, it will dry up. Dry
- Music is an art form. It is a way to wordlessly communicate. Art
- The more I do in my life, the more I can write music about new experiences. Experiences
- Music is an art form too. Sometimes other forms of art can be inspiring to the musician. Art
- Mistakes can be good things, because it is an unexpected thing. Good
- Sometimes I will click on a random sequence of notes- not to actually use it in a song, but to see if I can find… Actually Use
- Location is a very important aspect to songwriting. Aspect
- Sometime I write a song off a central idea, instead of emotion. Central
- The most important thing is that you like the music. Important
- Hooks need to be predictable and not predictable at the same time. Hooks
- Music is about textures as well as melody. Melody
- The human voice sounds thicker with a chorus and reverb than a dry signal. Chorus
- Food is your body's fuel. Without fuel, your body wants to shut down. Body
- I have come up with very creative ideas that really didn't work with the song I was currently composing. Composing
- People don't have fun making music all the time. All
- Sometimes just getting out of the house and doing something you haven't done in a long time (or never done!) can open up the doors… Doors
- Writing a song is much like being an author. Yes, we all have tools to write (everyone has a brain I hope!), but that doesn't… All