Audience Quote by Harvey Fierstein

I like to think about what the song is saying, the story of it, and conveying the mood of that to the audience. But…

— Bridgit Mendler

I think you just have to have some rapport with the song.

— Eric Bachmann

I believe a great song will always attract its audience and get is due.

— Jubin Nautiyal

I always think it's more interesting to leave the context of those songs a little vague. Like, all these songs come from me, and…

— Alex G

I know that's how things have gotten, but I appreciate to listen to it the way it was intended to be listened to. The…

— Charlie Benante

I always want to do something that just sort of fits the mood. It's supposed to help the song, it's not supposed to take…

— Ariel Pink

It's important to me to create archetypes of human experiences and make them so that the song has a sense of purpose when you…

— Weyes Blood

The song could start with a riff that I base the song around. Or a chord progression or a melody I have, I just…

— Orianthi

That's where the songs come from: that's what I'd most want people to understand. What sounds good or looks good, that's nothing. The only…

— Adam Duritz

You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell.

— Herb Alpert

My concern has always been to write songs that my audience, my fans are able to identify with.

— Guru Randhawa

I'm never sure if I'll ever write another song, what the song will be about and if what initially sparked the beginning of a…

— Tracy Chapman