Character Quote by Graham Russell

Sometimes when there is action, we just tend to avoid those moments with music, and have music in a separate part that allows you…

— Stuart A. Staples

I always believe that every song tells a story, so the last thing I want to do is edit out like the meat of…

— David Cook

I just try to get inside the song and imagine what comes next.

— Jeff Tweedy

I always like to think of music as if you were to turn the picture off, actually. Just by listening to the piece of…

— Ramin Djawadi

The two have to go hand in hand - the atmosphere and the music. I actually get rather worried if I can't see the…

— Alison Goldfrapp

Usually, I think of the song, and then the video plays out in my head as I'm writing the song. I started rapping to…

— Lil Dicky

I start with the music before I start writing the movie. It's such an important part for me, emotionally, to set up the tone…

— Max Winkler

I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't…

— Suzanne Vega

When I'm writing, I try to think about what would make a song better before worrying about personal opinions.

— Phoebe Bridgers

If every element of the song doesn't come within the first hour of writing, then you're never going to get it - if that…

— Zach Condon

There's not a lot of thinking in my music. I freestyle a lot of things and organize it later, and then it becomes a…

— Masego

I am always thinking of how the part I am playing will contribute to the atmosphere of the song and not how the part…

— Alex G