Lyrical Quotes

107 quotes by 102 authors

When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that… — Tim Burton
'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song. — Luke Bryan
Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in… — Peabo Bryson
Also, because people like to multitask, in a way if you've got a bit of music on in the background and the lyrical content is… — Jarvis Cocker
The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument. — Herb Alpert
I'm the lyrical vendor, hip-hop is my shop — Lil Wayne
I said Yo Jay, I can rap. And I spit this rap that said I'm killin' ya'll *****s on this lyrical sh*t, mayonnaise colored benz,… — Kanye West
And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It's hard to find a friend. It's hard to find… — Tom Petty
You can find me in the melodies, the chord progressions, the song style and structure. The lyrical places you fine me most are in the… — Kristian Bush
I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook,… — John Legend
With Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward has written the best sort of novel-a beautiful, important book that's both unflinching and tender, heartbreaking and triumphant. A… — Skip Horack
A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted. — Thurston Moore
Memory, faith, and the natural world as both witness to the cycle of human life and healer to a questioning heart are at the core… — Eleanor Lerman
A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage tells of a young boy's travels through the black heart of Depression American and his search for light… — Lucius Shepard
Andy Brown is one of our most interesting and exciting younger poets. With its love of ideas and language, his work demonstrates that there need… — John Burnside
With impeccable timing and a fine instinct for the telling detail, Francesca Abbate evokes the plenitudes and the deprivations of human habitation, the nurturing richness… — Linda Gregerson
When I write songs I write for myself...I'm writing it as a form of expression, and hoping to find an audience, an audience that responds… — Patti Scialfa
Climate helps to shape the character of peoples, certainly no people more than the English. The uncertainty of their climate has helped to make the… — H E Bates
The virtuoso element in jazz playing, all those very fast runs in the upper extremes, simply doesn't appeal to me. That's why I don't want… — Gavin Bryars
I don't think the nature of my poetry is satirical or even ironic, I think it's essentially lyrical but again I don't know if it's… — Kenneth Koch

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