Chorus Quote by Ben Folds

When I record, I move stuff around a lot. I'll start off with a verse but then make that the hook.

— Nav

We definitely set out to make a great 'radio' record. We set out to write great hooky choruses-but with verses that said something.

— LeAnn Rimes

Sometimes I just start humming something, find a melody I like a lot, and if it sticks around for a couple days, a few…

— Jack Johnson

When I was 15 or 16 playing in groups, we used to sit in the car and try to write the lyrics down as…

— Tom Petty

I don't really write music in the traditional sense of chorus, verse. It's more experimental sounding. The process comes from an experimentation with noise.

— Bonobo

For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.

— Jerry Harrison

If you've got a verse with a lot of rhythm, you want to pair it with something that doesn't.

— Max Martin

My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the…

— M. Ward

I think any song should sound good just played on a solitary instrument with the vocal. If you have those basics you have all…

— Gary Numan

I think you can do a lot with lyrics and melody.

— Alison Sudol

The song could start with a riff that I base the song around. Or a chord progression or a melody I have, I just…

— Orianthi

If there's a track that's rhyme friendly, the verse will basically write itself. If the track is less rhyme friendly, you have to put…

— Black Thought