Lyrics Quotes

698 Lyrics quotes by 496 unique authors

After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together. — Jim Capaldi
I just initiated the project where I write music for somebody else to write the lyrics and also for the orchestra to perform. I've just… — Nobuo Uematsu
I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy. — Jo Stafford
I would never sit and write a song in front of anyone, because you're so vulnerable. I don't know at what point in the process… — Laura Marling
My problem was that I felt ashamed of feeling sad or angry. Now, I don't hide my vulnerability in my lyrics. There's no way I… — Fiona Apple
My reaction to Radiohead isn't as simple as jealousy. Jealousy just burns; Radiohead infuriate me. But if it were only that, I wouldn't go back… — Dave Matthews
For me the music is a vehicle for my lyrics. It's a chance to get some really good words across. — Joe Strummer
I'm good at melody - I'll write the top-line melody and ideal words I want to go with it. But I'm not that good at… — Avicii
I have found in black metal the lyrics are profoundly beautiful... a pathos and mythos at the same time. — Ryan Adams
What I look for in a voice is for it to be unique. I don't really care if a singer sings well. Really, it's about… — Unknown Author
Gilmartins voice is angelic, but her lyrical subjects are often serious and slightly sad. The conflict of the beauty of her voice and the sadness… — Jeff Belanger
I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of… — J. Cole
Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of… — Young Thug
Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD. — Young Thug
Bob Dylan has a way with words that simply blows me away. When he forgets his lyrics he just makes up new ones on the… — Gavin Rossdale
The music and lyrics of Rodgers & Hammerstein connect seamlessly. Singing those beautiful songs was a joyous experience for me, and one that I will… — Julie Andrews
I like to write my lyrics on clay tablets. — Randy Newman
A lot of times when I'm writing lyrics, I just think about insecurities that I might have and turn them into a scene. Some things… — Nate Ruess
Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished. — Nate Ruess
A lot of people heard 'Murda Business' and thought it was about killing people, trying to be tough and hardcore. If you actually listen to… — Iggy Azalea
Many ideas have been transformed by adding one crucial adjective-women's bank, women's music, women's studies, women's caucus. That adjective did more than change a phrase.… — Gloria Steinem
People ask how I think up my thoughts. Mostly I think them up while reading Paul Simon's lyrics. — Robert Breault
Nature gets credit which should in truth be reserved for ourselves: the rose for its scent, the nightingale for its song; and the sun for… — Alfred North Whitehead
To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I've done all my life, and not to be… — Barbara Walters
I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, 'You should never sing… — Mick Jagger

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