Dictate Quote by Billy Squier Download Open image “When I write the songs, I don't dictate how people should interpret them.” — Billy Squier ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Dictate How Music People Should Song Songs
I long ago learned that you can't expect people to interpret the songs in the way they had meant for you, as the writer. — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
I always try to leave songs open for people to interpret in their own ways. — Ryan Bingham Copy Share Image
I also feel like it's the right of the people hearing them to have their own interpretations of what these songs mean. Sometimes people… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I don't actually like explaining the meanings of my songs, because I think people can take away more from it if they use their… — Reeve Carney Copy Share Image
It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music. — Kelly Jones Copy Share Image
I would agree with that. But when I write lyrics, personally I don't care if the person who is listening to it understands what… — David W. Marsden Copy Share Image
Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than the input… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important. — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
Maybe it's just me being lazy but I just don't like describing my music or style or anything, I just like letting people interpret… — BØRNS Copy Share Image
So everybody is trying to play like Eddie Van Halen. I think it's rubbish. I think Eddie's great, but everyone's trying to do what… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
I think that 'Tell the Truth' is one of the best rock records ever made by me or anyone - I really do. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
For me, music is this incredibly cerebral trip. You turn on the radio or put on a record, and it's your song, it's what… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
I mean, I would always like to play bigger places and play for more people. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
You guard your hopes and pocket your dreams, you'd trade it all to avoid an unpleasant scene. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
Don't Say No' was the first album I'd done that I felt completely comfortable with. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
Studio work is very methodical, while live concerts must be very spontaneous. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
I don't feel I have to be Jackson Browne. Still, I like to say something. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
I try to remember our relative insignificance on this planet and that these seemingly important things do not mean quite as much as we… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
Life isn't that complicated on paper. It's made more complex by the day and age we live. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
Federalism doesn't empower D.C. to dictate to the states or the local level. — Nancy Mace Copy Share Image
It's kind of true that they just start making the same movie over and over again. It's also true that the times dictate what… — Thomas Jane Copy Share Image
What if I couldn't handle people's opinions of me? I know that shouldn't dictate a person's degree of peace or happiness in life, but… — Chris Evans Copy Share Image
Conservative talkers love to throw numbers around: their ratings and their audience size. And to be sure, they have a sizable audience which numbers… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear. — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
You can get much easier shots just by staying patient and getting to what you want, not letting the defense dictate what you want. — Jaren Jackson, Jr Copy Share Image
We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants to be somewhat of a free agent. I'm just… — Thurston Moore Copy Share Image
After I had my kids, I realized it's pretty much all about instinct - you have to do what's right for you. Everyone has… — Tori Spelling Copy Share Image
