First Quote by James Taylor

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

— Grace Potter

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

I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the left side,…

— James Taylor

I find it harder to write the lyrics afterwards because then you're just trying to fit them into something that's already there.

— King Tuff

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

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

— Leon Bridges

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 write a lyric, but when I reread it, I think it's awful and either hide it or crumple it up.

— Tiffany Darwish

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 tend to employ braided narrative threads in the lyric, so often echoes (of phrases or images) will occur and will hit my ear…

— Anna Journey

I try and journal every day, and that's where a lot of my lyric comes from.

— Jessie Baylin

So one can say that I write all the time, that goes for the lyrics as well.

— Billy Sherwood