Beats Quote by Matt Squire

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

— Grace Potter

In a song, you have to have a lyric that gives us new ideas on how to live, a lyric that makes us feel,…

— Jennifer Warnes

I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that's the challenge. Once…

— R. Kelly

The song could start with a riff that I base the song around. Or a chord progression or a melody I have, I just…

— Orianthi

With a good melody... music gets me through everything.

— Drake Bell

There are some ideas that I know I have to try out before I find the right sound, before I find the right melody.

— Trentemøller

When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe, and that'll…

— Michelle Zauner

Usually now a song starts just in my head with a melody or a lyric idea coming first.Then typically I'll go to a guitar,…

— Eliot Lewis

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

Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a…

— Carole King

Melody always comes to me first before words - cadence and melody. When you're humming the melody and it's incredible and words start coming…

— Yelawolf

I have a tape recorder, and I just sing into it. I like to write that way. Sometimes I'll just get melodic ideas, and…

— Melora Hardin