Lyric Quotes

146 quotes by 129 authors

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at… — Bryan Adams
When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic. — David Bowie
The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric. — James Broughton
I'm not a pop song lyric writer. I can't just focus on one simple meaning or even a double entendre. — Julian Casablancas
All classes of people under social pressure are permeated with a common experience; they are emotionally welded as others cannot be. With them, even ordinary… — Alain LeRoy Locke
O lyric Love, half angel and half bird. And all a wonder and a wild desire. — Robert Browning
I really do seek to create music that is timeless, ... Each project takes on its own life, and the songs from "A Time To… — Stevie Wonder
It happens so quickly it seems like it's coming from somewhere else. It's not It just means that you're in sync with yourself. And whatever… — Harry Nilsson
Songwriters I've always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. ...I've always been influenced by the folk… — Bruce Hornsby
The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance; that poetry… — Ezra Pound
I just said, you know, this is a great track but this lyric, I don't believe it. It sounds like I'm trying to say something,… — Paul Simon
My favorite song he ever wrote was 'Cold Cold Heart.' If you think about it, the lyric to 'Cold Cold Heart,' see how many two… — Don Helms
For me, a song doesn't really take flight until it has a lyric on it. ...Without a lyric that I'm happy with, it could be… — Ben Gibbard
I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the left side, I… — James Taylor
CSPS is a breath of musical fresh air. With a whale sized hooks and neck wrenching riffs youâ€™ll have more than you need to fall… — Brett Hestla
The video forum for me has been a source of great consternation because once you start projecting a look to a song, it robs the… — Sheryl Crow
Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest and involvement with… — Thurston Moore
Maketa Groves has a strong, bright lyric gift. Her poems come out of music and are full of music. They bring us the sounds of… — Diane di Prima
I wanted to pack a lot into the lyric, but not go beyond its bounds. Some have written that I wanted to expand what the… — Jorie Graham
The ethos and critique are of poetry, which becomes a rich dark with a phosphorescence of lyric as witness. — Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

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