Easier Quote by Harry Nilsson

Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a…

— Carole King

I've always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily - it's just kind of instinct, really. You've got to channel your subconscious.

— Florence Welch

It happens so quickly it seems like it's coming from somewhere else. It's not. It just means that you're in sync with yourself.

— Harry Nilsson

There are times where I'm just open to receive songs. I sit down, and a jam will just come out, all at once. It's…

— Benji Hughes

It's like a dream sometimes, a song just pops into your head and you can't tell if it's something you heard or it's new…

— Tyler Hilton

I just said, you know, this is a great track but this lyric, I don't believe it. It sounds like I'm trying to say…

— Paul Simon

I record into my phone as soon as I hear a track. Melody comes first for me, and then my gibberish usually forms into…

— Keiynan Lonsdale

There are some songs where I'll have had the music for 20 years and then finally the lyric will come through. That's not common…

— Tim Finn

Typically there are little fragments of specific words and images swimming around in my mind, and then at some point, I'll sit down with…

— Jeff Mangum

I think it's something that really speaks in your head - a very strong melody. But at the same time, if the song doesn't…

— Mikal Cronin

Sometimes I'll get a burst when I write lyrics, it usually happens in 20 minutes and I'll write the whole song, and that's really…

— Jonny Lang

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so that the songs can begin…

— James Taylor