Lyrics Quotes

698 Lyrics quotes by 496 unique authors

I'm not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that's more what… — Chris Cornell
I've actually had a melody on my guitar since the day I learned how to play it, back when I was 7. And for some… — Miley Cyrus
I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong… — Jonathan Davis
I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to… — Zooey Deschanel
It's very much a piece of myself when I write a song. I don't mean to say it's very personal, like the lyrics mean something… — Zooey Deschanel
I was a kid who got picked on in school, and now the guys beating up those kids were wearing red caps and using my… — Fred Durst
The one album I can't live without is called 'Cumbolo' by a band called Culture. Every song on their album is deep, but there's one… — Idris Elba
My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes. Very random and similar to automatic writing. — Brian Eno
The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important. — Brian Eno
Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about. — Brian Eno
Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically. — Brian Eno
People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few… — Brian Eno
I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band -… — Gloria Estefan
In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music. — James Fenton
I'm totally into Taylor Swift. I think she has super-clever lyrics, and I love that she writes her own music. Some of the themes she… — Kathleen Hanna
I had written lyrics to a song called The Silent Extreme, which Alex later renamed Humans Being. — Sammy Hagar
In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I… — Sammy Hagar
I wasn't writing the music. Ed would write a piece of music. I'd listen to it and come up with a melody and then we… — Sammy Hagar
I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics. — Eddie Van Halen
I have had much to learn from Sweden's poetry and, more especially, from her lyrics of the last generation. — Knut Hamsun
Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction. — Jimi Hendrix
I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and… — Ken Hensley
Anyone who wants to know who I am can just read my lyrics - I've always written about who I am. — Joan Jett
My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature… — Jewel
I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later. — Elton John

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