Complete Quote by Lou Barlow

I usually start with a lyric or a melody and then build a song around that.

— Grace Potter

Sometimes I just start humming something, find a melody I like a lot, and if it sticks around for a couple days, a few…

— Jack Johnson

Usually what I do is I write my vocal melody over guitar parts and then I come up with lyrics.

— Hope Sandoval

I don't find the songs; they find me. I just strum my guitar and wait for a lyric to come.

— James Taylor

I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind…

— Washed Out

When I'm writing a lyric, I totally forget about the music. I'm just looking at the lyric and thinking about it almost as a…

— Scott Walker

I've always worked to find really deep meaning of song and also at the same time having it covered in sugar, so it can…

— Jack White

I like to separate the music- and lyric-writing processes if I can. I'll sort of noodle around on my keyboard and my computer until…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

I think you can do a lot with lyrics and melody.

— Alison Sudol

On the first two albums, I essentially began with lyrics and placed the music underneath or around the words.

— Perfume Genius

When I write a song, I get the melody right first, and then hopefully I can back it up with a lyric that has…

— Craig David

You know when you hear a lyric and you can tell that the person means it? That is really hard; that is so much…

— Andy Grammer