Always Quote by Michael Feinstein

Until I can visualise what the lyrics are about and see the story or whatever, I can't hear the melody.

— Elton John

Sometimes I see where I want to take the song and wind up at the end and come back to the beginning. I don't…

— Rakim

Of course I can appreciate the musicality of the pieces and sometimes the lyrics are generic enough to be listened to without reference, but…

— Christian Campbell

I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone.

— Enya

I generally write the songs accidentally. They generally come out of nowhere.

— Chris de Burgh

The melody is generally what the piece is all about.

— Aaron Copland

I restart the whole song when I miss my favorite part.

— Anonymous

I tried several times to get the song right. The tune and the chords that I started with, there really wasn't anywhere else it…

— Nik Kershaw

I think the melody is the first time I hear in a song and if I like the melody, then I'll pay closer attention…

— George Strait

The first time you hear a song you might not remember the words, but you can go to the record store and hum the…

— James Ingram

I think some people found the production took away from the actual songs, which I can understand.

— Emma Anderson

I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later.

— Elton John