Everything Quote by Sharon Van Etten

When I'm writing, I'm focusing more on just the basic melody and the lyrics.

— Aubrie Sellers

Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.

— Lee DeWyze

I love melodies so it's usually where I start.

— Sydney Sierota

Often, when I work with a vocalist, I like to focus on the melodies first.

— Flume

I have to write the songs before I become too enamored with my own melodies.

— Mike Stoller

I focus on the words and then I have fun putting together the music after.

— Matt Berninger

I try to find very simplistic melodies, which are the hardest ones to create.

— Jonas Blue

I just write... I follow the melodies that I can't forget/the ones that pop up in my brain the most.

— Lou Barlow

I put in the sounds of instruments such as the guitar and piano, which everybody hears often, and tried to go with melodies that…

— Seungri

There is a great temptation with songs, melodies and lyrics to overcomplicate them but in fact, you find that the most enduring melodies are…

— Ken Hensley

I listen to everything and find parts about a song in the lyrics/melody/chords/production that I like and can be inspired by when I write…

— Astrid S

I think you can do a lot with lyrics and melody.

— Alison Sudol