Begs Quote by Kelli O'Hara

Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song, most of…

— Jack White

Though the inspiration for my songs almost always comes from things that are happening around me, I am definitely not always the protagonist in…

— Thalia Zedek

I love songs but am inhibited to have my characters burst out to express themselves through songs. I use the route of using old…

— Sriram Raghavan

Every single song has its own individual character and you can't treat each song the same way, because it wants to be treated differently…

— Tom Waits

It's so different going in the studio and singing your own music and you don't really think about making sure that the message of…

— Mandy Moore

There is a lot of melody and things that sound familiar in hundreds of songs.

— Wayne Coyne

Popular music usually has a chorus that needs to repeat, and people need to remember the song. That's sort of the major guideline when…

— Alex Ebert

Songs hold different memories for different people and the great ones are the ones that become a part of you and your story.

— Georgia Nott

Because as much as I love figuring out other people's puzzles, and love putting words together in ways that feel good to sing and…

— J. Robbins

Music helps define the character and is an extension of the character somehow, so that you are able to use both the songs themselves…

— Alessandro Nivola

While there is a typical introduction song for the hero, there are songs that represent each phase of the characters' journey.

— Mani Sharma

Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to…

— Robert Wyatt