Bits Quote by Jack Johnson

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

— Grace Potter

I write lyrics really fast. When it's time to write, I usually put them off until the very end and then when it's time…

— Luke Temple

I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind…

— Washed Out

One thing I have a tendency to do is not write choruses, or write choruses that have different words. The first chorus will have…

— Craig Finn

I find myself improvising a lot. But, sometimes I'll come us with a chorus or just one line and it will sort of hang…

— Kate Brown

The lyrics are always the last thing I do. I always have a recording of basic tracks and maybe some of the lead work.…

— Tom Scholz

I don't write lyrics. I hear the track and sing in gibberish over it, then I try and fit words into the phrasing and…

— Kelela

I just chuck a bunch of words down and whether they find themselves into a song... I have lots of weird notes on my…

— Thomston

I really don't have a method. I gravitate towards the organic/acoustic, but I still often complete songs musically before attempting to find the lyric.

— Lou Barlow

When I write a song, I get the melody right first, and then hopefully I can back it up with a lyric that has…

— Craig David

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

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

— Leon Bridges