Illusion Quote by Ivo Graham

For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just kind of…

— Black Thought

Each piece I tell stands on its own, and then it all ties together. It segues from story to story, and then I wrap…

— Ron Shock

A few years ago, I had an interest in making things that felt more like "pieces." That was when I was making a lot…

— Arca

Whether in music or in fiction, the most basic thing is rhythm. Your style needs to have good, natural, steady rhythm, or people won't…

— Haruki Murakami

I always look for a "rhythm" in my writing. A cadence to the sentences. Sometimes I think of pieces I write in a song…

— Mitch Albom

I realised the thing I was best at in music was toplining - coming up with melodies, lyrics, hooks, arrangements, structure; the skeletal form…

— CMAT

Everybody has a theme. You talk to somebody awhile, and you realize they have one particular thing that rules them. The best you can…

— Meg Wolitzer

If the theme is simple, you can include a hundred details that create the illusion of actuality better.

— Satyajit Ray

When I write music it's hard for me to keep it going repetitively.

— Visionist

I do try to structure everything in a way that's very much like a pop song. I try to keep the arrangements really simple,…

— Washed Out

Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the…

— Dolly Parton

A theme can be a little melody, it can be a couple of notes. It can underscore and add subtext.

— Bear McCreary