Audience Quote by Lin-Manuel Miranda

The stuff that I make and the things that I talk about, you have to listen, so if the beat is doing too much,…

— Lupe Fiasco

I think that too many people think too much about my lyrics. I am more a person who works with the sound of a…

— Mike Patton

For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just kind of…

— Black Thought

If you've got a verse with a lot of rhythm, you want to pair it with something that doesn't.

— Max Martin

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where…

— Stephen Sondheim

With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear all sorts…

— Tracy Chapman

I'm just used to having so much control in music and in acting you have to give that up a bit. Sure, our voices…

— Kano

There are times in life when you have to change your tune to keep harmony.

— Vikrant Parsai

I'm quite certain that the audience that I've got for my stuff don't listen to the lyrics.

— David Bowie

The first time you listen to someone else's interpretation of what you've created, it's a little unnerving. They'll change lyrics or something almost every…

— Chris Stapleton

Sometimes you might get inspired by something, write about it, then later that lyrics sounds better on another beat. That's happened a few times.…

— Dizzee Rascal

Words are more powerful than some noises. Noises won't last long. Lyrics are so important, and people don't realise that.

— Billie Eilish