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Songs Quotes by Elvis Costello
- There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I believe in something.…
- Obviously I got known for some other songs early on, and some of those were rock'n'roll songs. Some of them were melodic pop songs. And…
- It's not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can have…
- Certain songs have been written years apart, but they have a natural continuity to my mind.
- I think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist.
- Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love.
- Songs are more powerful than books.
More Songs Quotes
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- Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with. — Sebastian Bach
- I don't understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago. I'm not… — Sebastian Bach
- A lot of people when they try to sing Skid Row songs, they're screaming and yelling too much. It's more singing than… — Sebastian Bach
- To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it's pretty tough to top them, you know. — Sebastian Bach
- My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies. — Randy Bachman
- A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime. — Bryan Adams
- I learned the songs and played the gigs, and then they called me about a month later. They told me they were… — Travis Barker
- As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate. — Beck
- I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. — Joseph Addison
- Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing… — Adele
- It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect. — Aaliyah