Enough Quote by Lupe Fiasco

Melodic hooks is kinda hard for me. I'm a rapper at heart, you know what I'm saying?

— Latto

I don't get particularly precious about things like this, though. Like the record company said, "We need a radio edit that delivers the hook"…

— Andrew Bird

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

— Galcher Lustwerk

I push myself in a lot of aspects when I write a song. I write a piece and where most people would stop and…

— Drake

I think taking a hookline of a hit song and making a new song is fun.

— Tulsi Kumar

That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you…

— Wyclef Jean

To me, the hook of the riff is what makes a great guitar recording. It's the backbone of the whole song. When you have…

— Dwight Yoakam

When you're dealing with a constant rhythm, no matter how great your lyrics are, if you don't switch it up, people's heads are going…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

Even when there's not a joke or a hook, the first line has to be good and snapem to attention. Songs ain't novels. You…

— Dan Bern

I think often times if a guitar riff is centered around the chorus or if it follows the chorus, then it often times turns…

— Ryan Tedder

A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times…

— Alan Jackson

You can lead the choir and put the hook where it hurts most.

— Mayday Parade