Lyrics First Quotes
- I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook,… — John Legend
- 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
- 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
- Every writer writes in different ways, and so some write the music first, while others write the lyrics first, and some write while they are… — Valerie June
- Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical… — John Legend