Melodic Quotes

71 quotes by 70 authors

A sentence is like a tune. A memorable sentence gives its emotion a melodic shape. You want to hear it again, say itâ€”in a way,… — Robert Pinsky
Thorny compositions that sound as if female teen punkers the Shaggs received doctorates in the music of 12-tone composer Alban Berg, and then rewrote their… — Elliott Sharp
I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing. — Gerry Mulligan
I have a very strange melodic gift: melodies come to me effortlessly. — Michel Legrand
Iâ€™ve started thinking about pure electronic music again. Something very melodic, very aggressive. — Squarepusher
Some find Lebanese poet Kahlil Gibranâ€™s poetry preachy and moralizing, but I find it plenty enlighteningâ€”itâ€™s hard to object to the melodic, cosmic of mysticism… — Khalil
Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift. — Gustav Mahler
I'm more interested in melodic things. I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent a melody on… — Frank Zappa
I was in awe sometimes listening to Mick Taylor . Everything was there in his playing - the melodic touch, a beautiful sustain and a… — Keith Richards
My technique is laughable at times. I have developed a style of my own, I suppose, which creeps around. I don't have to have too… — David Gilmour
For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting. — David Antin
I play guitar and I love the Beatles and melodic music. — Stephen Dorff
It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the player… — Howard Snell
But over a period of time It's the melodic things that are in my head all day. — Jonny Greenwood
It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic,… — Helen Slater
As far as I'm concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality. — Mose Allison
Emo: e-mo 1. A much-maligned, mocked, and misunderstood term for melodic, expressive, and confessional punk rock. — Andy Greenwald
Bird's mind and fingers work with incredible speed. He can imply four chord changes in a melodic pattern where another musician would have trouble inserting… — Leonard Feather
I love the song 'Into the Night.' It's Roy Orbison meets David Lynch meets Iggy Pop on amphetamines. It has a punk edge that is… — Ville Valo
I am a self-taught guitarist. I just try to piece together passages that have some melodic value! — Sam Palladio

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