Better Quote by Jennifer Holliday

Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and…

— Joanna Newsom

Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the 'Times' crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout.

— Leslie Bricusse

As long as it elicits some kind of thought on the listener's part, that's good. If no one's paying attention to the lyrics it's…

— Russell Mael

I think if you go to 'Strength of the World,' a song like that, the chorus isn't that great, but you go into the…

— Synyster Gates

If you listen to old Jerry Lee Lewis records, he'll always - about nine times out of 10 have the lyrics different than the…

— Chris Isaak

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

— Stephen Malkmus

The younger people get into the lyrics in a different way; there's much more of a tactile understanding, which is the way I prefer…

— David Bowie

[Bob] Dylan's broken-heart songs are so much better. Like "Simple Twist of Fate".

— Bob Dylan

I think you can refine what you do, and become more consistent. And you write better songs that have a better shape and a…

— Richard Thompson

It's not about being happy 100 percent all the time, cause that's just life. I make sad songs, too, that really only make the…

— Kyle

For me, the more time you can take and the more care you can take with songs, the better off you're going to be.

— Chris Stapleton

There are certainly a lot of people - and I won't name names - who are getting by simply on expression. And I guess…

— Jakob Dylan