Powerful Quote by Luis Fonsi

'Despacito' started with a melody hook that I had with my guitar only. The beat for this track came after I wrote the lyrics,…

— Luis Fonsi

The beautiful thing about it is that 'Despacito' is not really an English crossover. It was just another song that the world made a…

— Luis Fonsi

'Despacito' is phenomenal; you can't really chase that type of success. I'm a huge fan of the record, the original, and then when the…

— Romeo Santos

Lyrics have got to be simple and catchy. A hook is more important than an overall concept or story.

— Galcher Lustwerk

Each Desaparecidos's song has a seed that it came from. We're trying to take that and broaden it out and make it resonate with…

— Conor Oberst

The thing about Depeche songs is that they’re so descriptive. For me, they tell some kind of story about a character who’s trying to…

— Dave Gahan

I'd like to find a creative way to write a book that incorporates every Depeche Mode song ever.

— David Crabb

A song without a hook is like a train without rails. It skitters all over the place, bangs into everything. Boom! Crash! There goes…

— David Lee Roth

When Tupac came out, my writing changed for sure. I learned from it. It was a cultural thing.

— Brian Fallon

I remember having some problems with [the Deus Ex theme] when I first heard it and I was trying to figure out how to…

— Warren Spector

This is the beauty of popular music, that it is based on simple and memorable tunes.

— Ludovico Einaudi

I give a lot of credit to 'Cherry Pie.' It has stood the test of time. It's a little catchy. It's a little tongue-in-cheek.…

— Jani Lane