Chords Quote by King Krule

I've mainly been sampling jazz because the tone of the chords are expressive in itself, so it's quite nice to write over. It's got…

— King Krule

Jazz is very important. It's not something I can put my finger on. When I'm writing at my favorite time, I like to have…

— Miller Williams

I've always been a jazz fan, but I don't write much about jazz, because I don't have the chops. But it's really, really hard…

— Robert Christgau

I studied and sang lot of jazz when I was growing up. I think that plays a little bit into some of the things…

— Chris Young

Jazz doesn't have much to do with how I write songs, but I am a big fan. My favorites are Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal,…

— Timothy B. Schmit

Before too long I was playing badly out in some bars around Memphis, but as soon as I learned a few chords I started…

— Bryan Hayes

I would say I take a lot of inspiration from jazz and I borrow a lot of principles from it and classical music. Both…

— Laufey

For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz.

— Francoise Sagan

I find that jazz loosens up the deep place of my mind, lets me find my own strange rhythms. Generally, I find the knottier…

— Paul Lynch

I've been used for writing rhythm guitar chords for a long time because it's so easy to play and chords just sound good on…

— Bradford Cox

I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.

— Herbie Hancock

I really like melodies that have a certain tension against the chords. I like writing things that are sort of insistent.

— Corinne Bailey Rae