Against Quote by Declan McKenna Download Open image “I wanted to write a song that was outright against war, in any form.” — Declan McKenna ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Against Form Song Wanted War
But can a song stop a war? If Bob Marley and Bob Dylan couldn't do it, it can't be done. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If you sing a song of peace with enough gestures and grimaces, it becomes a war song. — Jean Giraudoux Copy Share Image
A lot of songwriters have written about soldiers and war, but very few have written with them. — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a song about war and that classic 'We want you' recruitment style from the point of view of the recruiter. — Troye Sivan Copy Share Image
Living in war, and being a wartime band, I don't think there's any way that can't somehow influence the songwriting. — Colin Meloy Copy Share Image
I think I took a few stabs at writing socially conscious lyrics. I had never intended to write a song about the Gulf War,… — Bucky Pope Copy Share Image
I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I feel like I'll be writing World War 2 music the rest of my life. — Michael Giacchino Copy Share Image
“The only thing you need to know about the war is that it’s over and we won. Let’s just say there was very little… — Johan Twiss Copy Share Image
What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write… — Aminatta Forna Copy Share Image
I'm used to feeling isolated from people I want to see, it's been a big part of my life since I was a teenager… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Paracetamol' between the ages of 15 and 16. With many of my songs, I have this strange habit of spending months fumbling… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Not only do we still engage in wars far away from our homes, which settle nothing and fuel extremism in the aftermath, we sell… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
There's not enough focus put on learning about yourself and how that can teach you more than certain subjects can. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I'd like to be able to make something as good as 'Hunky Dory' or 'Young Americans.' — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I like to think our brains are a bit like algorithms. Whatever you give it and feed it, you get out the product. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
It's important to remind kids who obviously love writing and creating, that's it's going to be the most important part of what they do.… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I'm the youngest of six kids so I got the short straw in terms of bedrooms. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
With my first album, I was just simply trying to highlight problems within society and put it into pop songs. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
There's definitely a love-hate relationship I think a lot of bands have with touring. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Many times you may feel alone in the world, but the right record pulls you back to realizing that many people have gone through… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Releasing a record makes you realise what you want to do with music. It's not something you can understand before you do it. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have… — Bobby Lee Copy Share Image
I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way. — Manny Pacquiao Copy Share Image
It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab… — Mordechai Vanunu Copy Share Image
In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know that that's enough. The film's not against the police - although I think that if someone wants to be a cop there's got to be a problem. — Mathieu Kassovitz Copy Share
France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
My problems are sort of more on a nuisance level. I can't stand scratchy clothes, I've got to have soft kinds of cotton against… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
