Air Quote by Pete Seeger

Believe in the power of songs,

— Emily Haines

Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the…

— Pete Seeger

If your songs connect with the fans and they pump their fists in the air and go "Yeah!!" that's when a song really works.…

— Gene Simmons

The songs are just an attempt to document what's been happening in my life. If people can relate to what's going on with me,…

— Paolo Nutini

If people respond to the songs, whether they love you or hate you, then you've really done your job. You've evoked something.

— David Cassidy

By the time a show gets on, I've written these songs and heard them over and over and over again.

— Stephen Schwartz

The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take on a…

— Craig Finn

As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate.

— Beck

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists…

— Shakira

It's hard to believe the life that 'Someone Like You' has taken on. It's proof that people hunger for great songs - and they…

— David Nail

“Songs remain. They last. The right song can turn an emperor into a laughing-stock, can bring down dynasties. A song can last long after…

— Neil Gaiman

It's interesting how some songs really lend themselves to performance in a big public venue and performance by a band and so on, and…

— Walter Becker