Mean Quote by Dan Bejar

Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of…

— John Legend

We always start with the music even though people assume that the lyrics are the essence.

— Ron Mael

I always write the lyrics first. There are one or two exceptions over the years, but that's pretty much the way it's been. The…

— Bruce Cockburn

Sometimes I start with lyrics - rarely - but sometimes I might have an idea for some lyrics that I wanna say. I write…

— Leon Bridges

I usually start with the words. The rhythm of the words gives me the rhythm of the song, and then I look for the…

— Mel Brooks

That's pretty much how every song of mine works - I start with gibberish and melody and phrasing. I speak it naturally first. And…

— Kelela

On the first two albums, I essentially began with lyrics and placed the music underneath or around the words.

— Perfume Genius

I usually start with a lyric or a melody and then build a song around that.

— Grace Potter

Normally when I'm writing, in the beginning I don't think of lyrics at all. I'm just improvising.

— St. Lucia

I'll generally always get melody first and then I'll go in and try and think of a title and lyrics generally come last.

— Guy Sebastian

To me, the lyrics mean more then the music, and that's the way it should always be.

— Roger Miret

[The lyrics and melody] usually come a little simultaneously, but I would say the lyrics are first; usually I have the idea for a…

— Billy Bob Thornton