Like Quote by David Longstreth Download Open image “I like the idea that songs can communicate in a way no other media can. That's why I write them.” — David Longstreth ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Like Media Music Other Way Why
I write songs so that people can make them into what it means to them as well. — William Beckett Copy Share Image
I like the idea of letting the music do its own work and the stories being more expressionful - if that's a word -… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
I think that most people who write about music just want to fill some paper. They're not really interested in getting to the heart… — Tim Gane Copy Share Image
My concern has always been to write songs that my audience, my fans are able to identify with. — Guru Randhawa Copy Share Image
I think that's an interesting point of being a songwriter, is to write songs that make people think. — Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi Copy Share Image
I think we make songs, put it out because we want it to reach people. — Jonita Gandhi Copy Share Image
Writing music is something very natural... this is the way to communicate with other people. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I feel like for me to write songs that I would be interested in as a listener, there has to be tension, and there… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Everyone writes in whatever way feels comfortable to them. People write songs because maybe they don't feel so comfortable talking about whatever matters. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I think, for Solange, it was important to make a super-strong direct statement with 'A Seat at the Table,' and she thought 'Cool Your… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of touring is a logistical maneuver, moving your body and everyone else's from one city to the next. You're like a piece… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
I used to feel that musical knowledge and emotional truth-telling were antagonistic. But I was too curious about chords and instruments and recording to… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
You have to figure out as a band how a band becomes a business, and then you have to keep that business mentality separate… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
One of the things I really like about West African guitar playing is the way it makes harmony linear. They're really spelling things out… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
What genres are good for is being like, 'Here are the parameters. Here's something about the way it's going to make you feel. And… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
Clearly, things are definitely changing in big ways as far as the way we consume music, listen to music, and what we expect from… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
I do feel like the hardest thing is to do something simple and tap into whatever remains of our common language rather than cultivating… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
Just like any songwriter, the songs come out of where I am in my life and what I'm doing and who I'm hanging out… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
At the end of the touring on Bitte, looking back on all that stuff, I feel really proud of having written that music and… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
I feel like I definitely have a real sporty style, more so than a lot of people in G.O.O.D. Music. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
We all know what it feels like to love someone and care about them and want to protect them. — Kiana Madeira Copy Share Image
People like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding - I do not put myself in that category. — Lewis Capaldi Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I like to wear bodysuits and things that make me feel really active and athletic and also really sensual. — Sophie Hawley-Weld Copy Share Image
In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
I don't want my kids to live like I do, sweating in a little metal box. I want them to have sunshine. I want… — Alex Higgins Copy Share Image
I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy. — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image