Listening Quote by David Carson

The way I work uses a very on-the-spot flow, and I write the lyrics and the music when I feel them coming.

— J-Hope

It is true that I visualize music and, as I visualize music, I have some sort of story running in my head, all the…

— Susan Stroman

Obviously, the emotions I want to convey through music are streamed through the way I interpret life.

— PJ Harvey

I sort of look at music as helping me get through situations.

— Eric Stonestreet

I always write with an audience in mind. If I feel that [connection] coming back at me then I feel like I'm doing my…

— Bruce Springsteen

I have a visual sense for the music. It has to stay true to a certain sense of period. I rely on a sense…

— Leon Redbone

I try to combine in my paintings cinematic feeling, emotional feeling, and sometimes actually writing on the page to combine all the different elements…

— Sylvester Stallone

I visualize songs like a little movie scene and I try to almost talk through the scene. What emotions am I trying to get…

— Dean Lewis

I'm a person that works off of music. I let the music dictate the direction.

— Jay-Z

As I'm writing a song, I focus on the music and try not to let my mind wander too much, but if I do…

— Arlo Parks

As a viewer, my own work elicits strong emotional reaction from me.

— Jim Hodges

Where I'm at physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually usually dictates where my music goes.

— Joe Budden