Complicated Quote by Neil Diamond

The simpler songs are just done when the lyric has been stated; the more complex or band-oriented stuff can go in a million directions.

— Robin Pecknold

Making an easy song is very tough.

— Anu Malik

Lyrics are really, really hard, I think, or at least they're really hard for me. Some people can channel lyrics faster. I find them…

— Jack Garratt

Lyrics are tough for me and I never feel like they're quite done.

— Stacey King

At times, it could be a bit difficult to understand everything that's being said when just listening, but I wanted the lyrics to be…

— Frank Iero

Sometimes I feel people try to be too complex. Some of the greatest songs are so simple. The simplest phrases.

— Jorja Smith

Often the simplest song is the hardest to write.

— Patti Smith

The lyrics are what I work on the hardest, but I'm not trying to make a perfectly clear message or anything like that. In…

— Matt Berninger

I've had a bit of a crazy life. So writing lyrics in songs is easy for me.

— Tricky

It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.

— Sting

Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically.

— Brian Eno

You work very hard on the lyrics. Getting them to fit the contours of improvised melodies.

— Kurt Elling