Lyrics Quotes

698 Lyrics quotes by 496 unique authors

Writing a song doesn't heal things. Even if the song comes up with a solution, it's still only a theory. Going out and living my… — Alanis Morissette
There will always be some kid who's the new Kurt Cobain writing great lyrics and singing from his soul. The problem is they're not marketing… — Rosanna Arquette
I'll sing over some chords, searching, what does [the music] conjure up, where's the melody taking you? I deliberate over the lyrics, I really do.… — Rod Stewart
Most Radiohead songs are actually REM songs, I just have a mentally ill child read the lyrics aloud and then I change the melodies a… — Thom Yorke
My heart is a weatherballoon caught in an updraft of a chinese tax percentage, the tax percentages are unequivocaaaaaaaaaal, Unequivocaaaaaaaaal. This is the sort of… — Thom Yorke
I don't write lyrics, the lyrics write Thom Yorke — Thom Yorke
Alot of my lyrics are about beating my children. 'Hit the bottom and escape' is a cry for help. oh god someone stop me — Thom Yorke
There's no difference between lyrics and poetry. Words are words. The only difference is the people who are in academic positions and call themselves poets… — Van Morrison
Regarding The Music Man, Jay Nordlinger wrote: The Music Man (for which Willson also wrote the lyrics) is an astonishing creation. It came in a… — Meredith Willson
He doesn't make it so complicated but just really allows the lyric to come through even though there's a lot of production going on. I… — Deborah Cox
Metaphors are not user-friendly. They're difficult to find and difficult to use well. Unfortunately, metaphors are a mainstay of good lyric writing-indeed of most creative… — Pat Pattison
The way Jacques Brel writes a story, getting into the character, bringing out all his faults and qualities in the same song.... Not that I… — Zach Condon
I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can take something from… — Adam Rich
If your life had lyrics, would they be any good? — Douglas Coupland
Hip hop is expression..our roots and culture..Its your duty to contribute uniqueness to this artform. Desire of bringing somethin new, improved, witty and soul touching… — Unknown Author
Lyrics are weak, like clock radio speakers. — Unknown Author
No matter where life takes me. Find me with a smile. — Mac Miller
Add the hippie-rock-drugs atmosphere circa 1970, and you get Clinton's rechristened group Parliament, decked out in weird costumes, singing cosmic lyrics and laying down amazing… — Eddie Griffin
Here are some funny songs, there are some songs that we didn't even remember. I heard this song that Ringo is singing, I still don't… — George Harrison
Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are. — Gary Wright
I don't like lyrics that are just thrown together, that were obviously written as you went along, or the song was already written and the… — Neil Peart
We had to sit in this courtroom in Reno for six weeks. It was like Disneyworld. We had no idea what a subliminal message was… — Rob Halford
Moving pictures need sound as much as Beethoven symphonies need lyrics, — Charlie Chaplin
Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on… — Neil Diamond
If I said in one of my songs that my English teacher wanted to have sex with me in junior high, all I'm saying, is… — Eminem

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