Doll Quote by Michael Penn

I think because "Dollhouse" was the first story that I put out. It was the first thing that people were able to listen to…

— Melanie Martinez

We tap into a lot of things from musical history when making the songs.

— Chris Stein

Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to…

— Robert Wyatt

We wanted to sit down and conceptually work out songs.

— Mike Lowry

During my time in the Dolls, I was told that I shouldn't sing, that I wasn't allowed, and I suppose that had an impact…

— Ashley Roberts

That's why 'Chandelier' was interesting to me... I wrote the song because there's so many party-girl anthems in pop. And I thought it'd be…

— Sia

We really like having songs where we think the arrangement is just as important as the melodies, even though they're typically not.

— M. Shadows

I had all these songs lying around. They had all these woman characters, and I thought the idea of the Woman King would be…

— Iron & Wine

Songs like 'Outfit' and 'Decoration Day' and 'Dress Blues,' those were good songs, but the output wasn't as consistent in those days.

— Jason Isbell

My songs are more arrangements than they are songs.

— Robin Trower

Sometimes something becomes a lot better. It's like a puzzle . You can't force a round brick into a square. It's a delicate thing.…

— Oh Land

The melodies were melodies that anybody could sing or hum or whistle. And the words were just about that simple. I think the stories…

— Don Helms