Melody Quotes

587 Melody quotes by 453 unique authors

It is the crushed grape that gives out the blood-red wine: it is the suffering soul that breathes the sweetest melodies. — Mary Abigail Dodge
Adjustment, that synonym for conformity that comes more easily to the modern tongue, is the theme of our swan song, the piper's tune to which… — Robert M. Lindner
Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and… — Khalil Gibran
Traveling to Europe and traveling in the U.S.A. was a much different experience. 'On the Road' exemplified everything glamorous that was happening on this side… — Edward Ruscha
We knew that we wanted to play heavy music but I hadn't gotten into melody and things like that. — Adam Rich
Country is bringing in a little rock element... a little '80s element. Melody is king now. But its just in the music, its not so… — Lionel Richie
My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of… — Sonny Rollins
Writing a simple melody can take weeks to get it right where I want it, but I do quite enjoy it. — Trevor Rabin
In our whole life melody the music is broken off here and there by rests, and we foolishly think we have come to the end… — John Ruskin
I probably belong to a type of composer of songs who keeps thinking about melody... I am old fashioned. — Toru Takemitsu
I'm a sucker for pop melodies, things you can't get out of your head. — Ryan Tedder
Melody is the single most important thing to any song, period. I don't care what anybody says, it trumps everything. Not because that's my opinion… — Ryan Tedder
With iPhones, nobody has an excuse for writer's block. If you're at Whole Foods getting your green tea extract and you have a melody, you… — Ryan Tedder
I always begin to compose the melody first. — Nobuo Uematsu
The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for other notes that… — Margaret Whiting
I think whatever an artist does, it just has to be quality and good. I think the way Kanye's doing what he's doing with the… — Will Ferrell
When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling. — Ray LaMontagne
Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music: Strong melodies and a disciplined but intense rhythmic concept, and… — Chuck Mangione
Along with its enchanting and exquisite melodies, West Side Story has attitude and a tremendous amount of frenetic energy. It's emotional, theatrical and technical. It's… — Steve Vai
For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played… — Dweezil Zappa
To George Gershwin, on refusinghim as a pupil: You would only lose the spontaneous quality of your melody, and end by writing bad Ravel. — Maurice Ravel
We mothers rock into the heart of the world the melody of peace. — Nelly Sachs
My sense of divine brings with it a strange sound of music with its glories, a marvellous melody sounding like a multitude of flutes. — Paul Twitchell
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

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