Feels Quote by Nick Cannon

When I'm writing a lyric, things can only get so serious before they start becoming humorous.

— John Prine

It's as serious as anyone ever gets, you know. It's just words. It's just good poetry.

— Paul McCartney

My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.

— Craig Finn

When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.

— Talib Kweli

I like my lyrics to feel conversational and truthful, as if we're having real talk. I don't really like generic lyrics.

— Meredith Brooks

I don't think my lyrics go so well when I try to sound poetic. Some people do that really well. If I did that…

— Chaz Bundick

I take all of my music seriously and personally.

— Trevor Dunn

... I had always written but I never took it seriously. It was a way of life, not a living.

— Alice Kahn

I love the sound of words, the feel of them, the flow of them. I love the challenge of finding just that perfect combination…

— Lauren Willig

We write serious music, but we also are a real band where we don't take ourselves too seriously.

— Chad Gilbert

I fell into lyric writing because of music. I backed into it.

— Stephen Sondheim

Song writing is very serious; it is hard.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan