Jazz Quote by John Coltrane

I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once.

— John Coltrane

Text first, rhythm second, melody third.

— Claudio Monteverdi

Writing is looking for music between sentences.

— John Densmore

Music begins where the possibilities of language end.

— Jean Sibelius

When the music arrives in my mind, it gives me the direction and the form at the same time. It's integrated into the music…

— John McLaughlin

Each musical finds its own way.

— Quiara Alegria Hudes

It's always music first, or melody and words together, but never words first.

— Adam Duritz

I start with voice, maybe a sentence. That sentence might embody an image, and I go from there. One sentence to the next. Sound…

— Paul Lisicky

I never start a song at the beginning; I always start in the middle, working with the original concept. That might be a loop…

— Goldie

I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations.

— Roscoe Mitchell

When I'm writing with John Leventhal, the music that he's written mostly comes first. And I'll write the lyrics and the melody.

— Shawn Colvin

There is a musical rhythm to great writing, especially if it's performed correctly.

— Richard LaGravenese