Audience Quote by David Bowie

It's a natural tendency of mine to not even listen to lyrics.

— Zach Condon

A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.

— Lenny Kravitz

If someone ever asks you to listen to a song, pay attention to the lyrics..Because its everything they want to say.

— Anonymous

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where…

— Stephen Sondheim

I know that my fans will probably learn a lot about me by listening to my music, if they really listen to the lyrics.

— Ariana Grande

Sometimes people mishear my lyrics and think a song's about something it isn't.

— Kate Bush

Lyrics are no more important than the music. There's no point in forcing them on people.

— Elizabeth Fraser

I want people to listen to the lyrics of each song and absorb the music fully before they look at me and make a…

— Darren Fletcher

I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.

— David Gilmour

Nobody ever asks me about my lyrics.

— Gord Downie

I would agree with that. But when I write lyrics, personally I don't care if the person who is listening to it understands what…

— David W. Marsden

I wasn't one of those artists where people throw my song and just dance to it. People actually listened to the lyrics.

— Big Daddy Kane