Lyrics Quotes

698 Lyrics quotes by 496 unique authors

Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics. — Aloe Blacc
Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's why they become… — Aloe Blacc
Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies. — Andrew Bird
There's two facets to writing a song. There's you sitting in your room writing the sentiments of the song; the lyrics, the melody and the… — Nuno Bettencourt
It's weird to try to write lyrics for somebody else. They can't really get behind what you're saying or what you want them to say… — Wes Borland
I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere. — Abbie Cornish
I really wanted to work hard on my lyrics. — Brody Dalle
I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me. — Lee DeWyze
Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be… — Anita Diament
I want to suggest a feeling. It's ridiculous to assume you can state an opinion. Somebody else can never relate to the lyric in the… — Danielle Dax
I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation. — David Gilmour
I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that are… — Mike Gordon
I get even more nervous singing when everyone's fallen silent, but I really try to communicate the meaning of the lyrics, and there's people there… — Namie Amuro
Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends. — Sade Adu
I was babysitting the night High School Musical premiered last year. I watched with the kids and we sang along to the lyrics. I was… — Monique Coleman
I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have… — Paloma Faith
It's really important that my lyrics are truthful. — Lianne La Havas
I create my own lyrics. I have a great band. I have a drummer from East Berlin. — Nina Hagen
Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep. — Utada Hikaru
Probably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics. Half of them I'd hear off the radio and was probably singing… — Alan Jackson
I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics. — Ezra Koenig
No matter what I do, my songs come out in a certain style, and if that sounds like Dead Kennedys, then there's probably a reason… — Jello Biafra
I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away. — Chris Cornell
Lyrics are coming to you all the time. I get inspiration in the middle of the night. — Rod Stewart
In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's the emotion and… — Bruno Mars

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