Melody Quotes

587 Melody quotes by 453 unique authors

I would listen to something on the radio and try to tap out the melody, then the harmonies. — Michel Legrand
So I write melodies - thirty, forty, fifty - then I cast them off until I have just two or three. If only one is… — Michel Legrand
There come to one's soul heavenly thoughts as he joins in heavenly expressions coupled with heavenly melody. — David B. Haight
... The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz....you are always expected… — Keith Jarrett
The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes… — George Benson
Music is given of God to further his purposes. Sweet melodies mellow the souls of men and help prepare them for the gospel. After men… — Bruce R. McConkie
Working with (new collaborators) and letting people in to try new melodies and new lyrical ideas was very hard. — Gwen Stefani
The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle… — James Gates Percival
I feel pretty comfortable in a lot of different musical styles. I like rhythm, and I like melody and so forth. — Colin Hay
Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears. — Gian Carlo Menotti
You should listen to songs and listen to what works. Listen to why a song is a hit. Check it out-not to imitate it, but… — Diane Warren
For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music style… — Herbie Mann
After playing now for 60 years, it's still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed… — Lee Konitz
I still have a passion for the music, which is such a beautiful thing. I still wake up in the middle of the night out… — Teena Marie
After all my years of doing instrumental music I still like just a simple instrumental song with a nice catchy melody and an opportunity to… — Stanley Clarke
I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel, read 2,000 of… — Gordon Getty
Sometimes I need to reject the music proposed for my songs because the musicians misunderstand that the Fanny Crosby who once wrote for the people… — Fanny Crosby
Between whom there is hearty truth, there is love; and in proportion to our truthfulness and confidence in one another, our lives are divine and… — Henry David Thoreau
The more perfect the sight is the more delightful the beautiful object. The more perfect the appetite, the sweeter the food. The more musical the… — Richard Baxter
If Words are the Lyrics, and Laughter the Melody, then a Relationship becomes a Symphony. — Nicholas Sparks

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