About Quote by Frankie Avalon

People take on the shapes of the songs and the stories that surround them, especially if they don't have their own song.

— Neil Gaiman

A lot can be said with just a look, or the way the body moves. Each song is a different character. So each song…

— Eartha Kitt

The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.

— Jerry Harrison

It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting…

— Bruce Beresford

We treat the lyrics like the woman any man wants to impress the most. We give the lyrics all the attention we can. I'm…

— Garth Brooks

People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the songs aren't…

— Tom Waits

Music tells you about the artist and what they were thinking about at the time, because the person has to think about it to…

— Sean Paul

People have always commented along the way that, 'You guys are always so visual in what you do.' The songs have always had a…

— Russell Mael

So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice…

— Ben Harper

I've always sensed 'arrangements,' whether stripped down or more full, depending on the song. The main thing is it has to serve the song.

— Michael Penn

My [singing] style really has no style, because I try to sing each number differently. I’ve always believed that if style takes precedent over…

— Judy Garland

Usually [the lyrics] go from one word to the next word - there's no finish line. The music was that way, too.

— Stephen Malkmus