"At four lines, with the quatrain, we reach……" — James Fenton

More Ballad Quotes

This quote is filed under Ballad Quotes, one of 39 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy. — William Wordsworth
• I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true. — William Shakespeare
• Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story… — David Massengill
• I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings… — David Massengill
• To me, ballads are special, because you can have a pop song that’ll be know for three weeks and then… — Michael Jackson
• I got a chance to get an actual label. I performed this slow song, this ballad I have. I just remember… — Chris Brown
• I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston,… — LaToya London
• Oh, I'm a ballad queen for sure... I don't dig dance stuff very much but I seem to hit the… — Phyllis Hyman
• To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about. If it's somebody else's lyric, and the… — Al Jarreau
• A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss — Chrissie Hynde
• But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony. — John Fogerty
• I had rather be a Kitten, and cry mew, Than one of these same Meeter Ballad-mongers: I had rather heare… — William Shakespeare

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