Certain Quote by John Legend

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'll try something on piano and move to guitar, but usually that comes after scratching down some ideas for lyrics.

— Melody Gardot

I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.

— Eddie Van Halen

Sometimes I have a melody in my head; sometimes it's just a verse. I read lines from a book or movies that I watch…

— Yuna

I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with…

— Midge Ure

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

The music starts as being way separate from the lyrics, and I write - I have notebooks that I fill with drawings and just…

— Zachary Cole Smith

I do always the music before the lyrics. The story or an idea for the lyrics appears during the composing process normally, but some…

— Tarja Turunen

I have a tape recorder, and I just sing into it. I like to write that way. Sometimes I'll just get melodic ideas, and…

— Melora Hardin

When I'm writing, I'm focusing more on just the basic melody and the lyrics.

— Aubrie Sellers

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

— Grace Potter

Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.

— Oscar Isaac