Melody Quotes

587 Melody quotes by 453 unique authors

Your music can be played easily and well by any half-stringed harper or fumble-fingered idiot. Not that I'm maligning your songs. It's just that they're… — Anne McCaffrey
When comedy is good, it's jazz. The beats of it, the looseness, the improvisational part, the music-the way you hit the inflection, the high notes… — Billy Crystal
I had a dream that Louis Armstrong was playing the 'Swept Away' melody. I have no idea where it came from. But Louis Armstrong was… — Scott Avett
You can find me in the melodies, the chord progressions, the song style and structure. The lyrical places you fine me most are in the… — Kristian Bush
The melodies were melodies that anybody could sing or hum or whistle. And the words were just about that simple. I think the stories Hank… — Don Helms
Paul Simon once said that a songwriter's supreme challenge was being complex and simple at the same time-writing songs with lasting depth that are also… — Paul Zollo
I knew a lot of chords, but they weren't the chords that came with the melody that came with the idea I had for the… — Tom T. Hall
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
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on the… — Iron & Wine
What happens a lot with songwriting is that a melody or rhythm or something stays with you like catching a cold. And during that time… — Thom Yorke
What comes first? The melody, always. It's all about singing the melodies live in my head. They go in circles. I guess I'm quite conservative… — Bjork
CSPS is a breath of musical fresh air. With a whale sized hooks and neck wrenching riffs youâ€™ll have more than you need to fall… — Unknown Author
If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by the fretboard — Brad Paisley
If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to… — Branford Marsalis
Well, it's one of the things that will. Words are good, and words help us become the leading species on earth to the point where… — Pete Seeger
Some may find them merely diverting melodies. Others may find them incitements to Red revolution. And who will say if either or both is wrong?… — Pete Seeger
Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of… — Alison Krauss
A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies… — Sheryl Crow
In string theory, all particles are vibrations on a tiny rubber band; physics is the harmonies on the string; chemistry is the melodies we play… — Michio Kaku
I didn't want to be different. I longed to be everything grownups wanted, so they would love me. I followed all their rules, tried my… — Leslie Feinberg

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