City Quote by Kevin Morby

Manhattan crowds, with their turbulent musical chorus! Manhattan faces and eyes forever for me.

— Walt Whitman

New York has inspired more remarkable music than any other city I can think of.

— Moby

I've always written songs with a visual counterpart in my mind that no one else can see.

— Phil Elvrum

You can take a picture of New York and one person looking at it will think it looks really depressing, frightening; and someone else…

— Elliott Smith

Seeing what kinds of songs work in other cities and other parts of the world was pretty eye-opening. I know it changed how I…

— Andy Grammer

Growing up so close to New York City, I always loved going to the city, but I'd be disappointed because songs about New York…

— Grace VanderWaal

New York sounds like something that I could really listen to. It's like a vibe; it's a hit song. It's a song that you…

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

I really like 'I See You.' It was therapeutic to write and singing it is really like therapy.

— Adore Delano

I loved experiencing city life in New York.

— Quvenzhane Wallis

I'm a kid from New York, so urban life reflected into art and music was around me and accessible and tangible.

— Zoe Saldana

Writing songs about it is a really useful way for me to love New York more, and stay observing it, and not just zone…

— Frankie Cosmos

Hey there Delilah What's it like in New York City? I'm a thousand miles away But girl, tonight you look so pretty Yes you…

— Nikki