Ifs Quote by Matt Corby

I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have ever done…

— Laura Marling

People say, "You should write lyrics" and I say I'm quite happy not to, because I like being part of that process where you…

— Elton John

I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them…

— Paloma Faith

I'm sure that the meaning of the songs that I've written will change for me over the years, the same way that I can't…

— Angel Olsen

For all my songs, I keep changing singers till I am not happy.

— Amaal Mallik

I find it harder to write the lyrics afterwards because then you're just trying to fit them into something that's already there.

— King Tuff

I think my music tastes keep changing, so I think the music I make changes a little bit.

— Eric Hutchinson

I put a lot of work into my lyrics. Not all my stuff is meant to be scrutinized, though.

— Robert Plant

To me, the lyrics mean more then the music, and that's the way it should always be.

— Roger Miret

I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics…

— Eddie Vedder

I write a melody and then change it and change it until I get it the way I like it.

— Mike Stoller

I try not to write two songs about the same thing, although, on occasion, it happens, so I guess it kinda helps to change…

— Teddy Geiger