Beats Quote by David Byrne

I still feel like if I can get a song to work with, say, a basic beat, a rhythm, some chord changes, and a…

— David Byrne

The most important ingredient to making a song work is the magic. You've got a melody, you've got words, but on the more successful…

— Paul McCartney

When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe, and that'll…

— Michelle Zauner

I enjoy singing the songs a certain way, but I don't even know how the writing even began. To me, it's work that is…

— Angel Olsen

I listen to everything and find parts about a song in the lyrics/melody/chords/production that I like and can be inspired by when I write…

— Astrid S

But when you get to a song, not only do you have to do a vocal melody, you have to write words and not…

— Glenn Danzig

Some songwriters can just have a notebook and write, write, write. I can't do it like that. I gotta listen to a beat and…

— Darrelle Revis

There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like 'You're All I Need to Get By,' it…

— Valerie Simpson

You're always going to write and draw inspiration from things that you're feeling, things that you've felt. It's kind of impossible not to unless…

— Harry Styles

A lot of the songs I write are like songs that I've never been able to find on any record, but that I've always…

— Ryan Adams

I can't try to write a song - songs come out of me. I have to play the guitar and if I jam a…

— Shavo Odadjian

I was going to try writing but it was always just songs. It never quite worked, but I have got a book out.

— Motorhead