Lyrics Quotes

698 Lyrics quotes by 496 unique authors

Sex, death and war. And justice. There's no shortage of lyrics there. — Lemmy Kilmister
My music has a high irritation factor. I`ve always tried to say something. Eccentric lyrics about eccentric people. Often it was is joke. But I… — Randy Newman
A good poem is a tautology. It expands one word by adding a number which clarify it, thus making a new word which has never… — Alasdair Gray
Sometimes I need to reject the music proposed for my songs because the musicians misunderstand that the Fanny Crosby who once wrote for the people… — Fanny Crosby
If Words are the Lyrics, and Laughter the Melody, then a Relationship becomes a Symphony. — Nicholas Sparks
If lyrics sold then truth be told/I'd probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z. — Talib Kweli
I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it’s understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I… — Marcus Mumford
Most of the lyrics are over a year old, and it doesn't feel like it's about me. Time created a distance. — Beth Gibbons
Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that for 25 years.… — Geddy Lee
Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and delight… — Joanna Newsom
Lights are to drama what music is to the lyrics of a song. The greatest part of my success in the theatre I attribute to… — David Belasco
Art is no longer snobbish or cowardly. It teaches peasants to use tractors, gives lyrics to young soldiers, designs textiles for factory women's dresses, writes… — Azar Nafisi
Now who is the king of these lewd, ludicrous, lucrative lyrics; who could inherit the title, to put the youth in hysterics; using his music… — Eminem
I privilege the music over the lyrics — Duncan Sheik
Eric Peters' music is at the top of what gets played around my house, in my car and while I am running. Â I am… — Unknown Author
I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was… — Jerry Harrison
All the best lyrics are written in ten minutes. — Brian Eno
Depth on different levels is so important to me. You look at a band like The Beatles, all their material has so much depth to… — Haley Reinhart
We recorded Star Climbing over a three-year period between our studios, working on songs and lyrics until we felt like we had found the albums… — Unknown Author
The only music minister to whom the Lord will say, 'Well done, thy good and faithful servant,' is the one whose life proves what their… — Keith Green
My music and lyrics became an extension of this Indian philosophy. — Gary Wright
I am a big Pink Floyd fan. That is where a lot of the concept lyrics come from. — Gary Cherone
Booker T. Jones sounds more pithy and forceful than ever on “Potato Hole”…Mr. Jones still jabs terse, unhurried melodies that sound as if he knows… — Jon Pareles
I can be stupid in my lyrics or say whatever I want without having to worry about anybody else's feeling or anybody being embarrassed by… — Justin Hayward
I do have an obligation, however, a debt that cannot be settled by my lyrical decisions. My life will be judged by my obedience, not… — Jon Foreman

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