Melodic Quotes

71 quotes by 70 authors

I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music. — Kevin Bacon
Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out the same if… — Brandon Boyd
I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude. — Kurt Cobain
I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also are some big, beautiful ballads.… — Aaliyah
I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line… — Mose Allison
Chopin's rubato possessed an unshakeable emotional logic. It always justified itself by a strengthening or weakening melodic line, by exaggeration or affectation. — Karol Mikuli
All of a sudden it hit me - If there was such a thing as composing music, there could be such a thing as composing… — Len Lye
George Harrison was a fabulous, fabulous, fabulous guitarist, and a wonderful example of what a rock star should be. I totally revered him as an… — Brian May
My music has always been strong in melodic content. — Chuck Mangione
The virtuoso element in jazz playing, all those very fast runs in the upper extremes, simply doesn't appeal to me. That's why I don't want… — Gavin Bryars
What feeling feels like over time. An attempt to screw up what feeling feels like over time. Heartbreak and a high C.... The often welcome… — Stephen Dunn
I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk. — John Lescroart
I don't know whether it was his (Charlie Christian's) melodic lines, his sound or his approach, but I hadn't heard anything like that before. He… — Wes Montgomery
I had been to SÃ£o Paulo the year before and became pretty well acquainted with the music of composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, I had already… — Charlie Byrd
Fast is only cool if it's melodic and has substance. — Yngwie Malmsteen
The sounds of anger are not melodic. — John Lydon
On her new LP, Shatter, Jude Johnstone examines heartbreak and loss with such tender resignation that I wept in acknowledgement of its artful simplicity.Â A… — Rodney Crowell
I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured. — Rick James
I, myself, came to enjoy the players who didn't only just swing but who invented new rhythmic patterns, along with new melodic concepts. And those… — Charles Mingus
It ["Begin the Beguine"] became such a hit that it superseded anything that any band had ever had. It was the first time that a… — Artie Shaw

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