Mark Quote by Eddie Van Halen

When I write, I write everything from a rhythm point.

— Phil Rudd

Sometimes I'll have words or concepts written down before I have any type of music or anything. So when I have that, sometimes I…

— Giveon

I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through.

— Per Petterson

Certain key words, like, 'break it down,' 'this is how we do it' - they'll always end up on my tracks.

— Craig David

I hardly know what I'm going to write - an article, a story, a poem in free verse - or in some regular form.…

— Jorge Luis Borges

Sometimes I write them down in musical notation as a trigger to remind me about certain directions to go. Or I can be specific…

— Harold Budd

I used to enjoy using dots where they would be least expected, not at the end of a sentence but in the middle, creating…

— Tom Wolfe

If you've got a verse with a lot of rhythm, you want to pair it with something that doesn't.

— Max Martin

Pick a theme for your material, and stick to it for the entirety of the piece. The repetition of certain key phrases, however irritating…

— Ivo Graham

You take stuff from different places, and sometimes you stick a line in because it rhymes, not because it makes sense.

— Van Morrison

I always look for a "rhythm" in my writing. A cadence to the sentences. Sometimes I think of pieces I write in a song…

— Mitch Albom

Yes, basically, like you said, I'll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that.

— Roger McGuinn