Littles Quote by Harlan Howard

I usually start with a lyric or a melody and then build a song around that.

— Grace Potter

I always start with the lyrics, because starting with the music means the words will be bad.

— Dan Bejar

Sometimes I start with lyrics - rarely - but sometimes I might have an idea for some lyrics that I wanna say. I write…

— Leon Bridges

I like to have a title before I start writing.

— Sue Monk Kidd

I usually start with the words. The rhythm of the words gives me the rhythm of the song, and then I look for the…

— Mel Brooks

I'll generally always get melody first and then I'll go in and try and think of a title and lyrics generally come last.

— Guy Sebastian

I usually think about titles. I'll hear somebody say something and write it down in my notes, and whenever we go into a room,…

— Kane Brown

My process with starting a new project and whatnot is I begin around a title. Usually, based off of just a title, I'm able…

— Alexander Spit

That's pretty much how every song of mine works - I start with gibberish and melody and phrasing. I speak it naturally first. And…

— Kelela

I usually like to try to find a title as quickly as I can and work from the title, and then it can go…

— Stephen Schwartz

I like having a phrase lying around to get poems started. It's like having a key.

— Shane McCrae

I always start with writing vocal melodies before writing lyrics.

— Sigrid