Music Quote by Kurt Cobain Download Open image “Music is first, lyrics are secondary.” — Kurt Cobain ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Music Song
It's always music first, or melody and words together, but never words first. — Adam Duritz Copy Share Image
The music comes first. Final lyrics are usually written very close to recording the vocals. — Tobias Forge Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We always start with the music even though people assume that the lyrics are the essence. — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there from the beginning or it is not. — Gordon Getty Copy Share Image
Every writer writes in different ways, and so some write the music first, while others write the lyrics first, and some write while they… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
I generally have lyrics first, but you can't help that when you're writing lyrics you start to get a melody in your head. So… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I've always thought of music as something which gives the words their flight and their wings and the music often comes first, although sometimes… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred or valuable. To be negative at all times is to… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
“No one is afraid of heights, they're afraid of falling down. No one is afraid of saying I love you, they're afraid of the… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I'll be the first to admit we're the 90's version of Cheap Trick or the Knack — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I'd rather hang out with the losers that would sit and smoke a cigarette than the ones who wanted to throw a baseball. — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
Why in the hell do journalists insist on coming up with a second rate Freudian evaluation on my lyrics when 90% of the time… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
You know what I hate about rock? I hate tie-dyed tee shirts. I wouldn't wear a tie-dyed tee shirt unless it was dyed with… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I only remember a few things about Jimmy Carter. He had big lips and liked peanuts. I now know that Jimmy Carter was and… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I've never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows. I find myself scribbling on little notepads and pieces of loose… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I feel like I definitely have a real sporty style, more so than a lot of people in G.O.O.D. Music. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
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When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
I'm at the edge of the world, Where do I go from here? Do I disappear? Edge of the world, Should I sink or… — Bring Me The Horizon Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of people come out of Carol City, but I had this distinct vision for Carol City, just me coming out… — Denzel Curry Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
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I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
Each woman is like an instrument, waiting to be learned, loved, and finely played, to have at last her own true music made. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I want people to hear my lyrics and my melodies and say, 'That dude's in pain.' — Ivan Moody Copy Share Image
I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time. — Stromae Copy Share Image
