Bummed out Quote by Steven Tyler

I really don't like writing lyrics. It's totally a mandatory thing. It's like homework.

— Max Cavalera

The lyrics are always the last thing I do. I always have a recording of basic tracks and maybe some of the lead work.…

— Tom Scholz

A lot of times, I'll have a goal, I'll start writing, and I'll end up in some far off place, which is good. It's…

— James Hetfield

These days, I find I'm applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those…

— Ani DiFranco

It's rare that I'll write lyrics first. If I come up with some good lyrics, I'll write them down and try to use them…

— Rob Crow

Although it's pretty rare that I'll get completed, finished lyrics to a song and feel like it's done, and then decide that it's not…

— John Britt Daniel

I work hard at it [delivery of lyrics], just like I worked hard at getting my masters degree. It's not just something I sit…

— Gil Scott-Heron

Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.

— Nate Ruess

Sometimes when I'm writing lyrics, it's a very loose train of thought, and wherever that takes me, I let it flow.

— Rob Halford

I don't write lyrics. I hear the track and sing in gibberish over it, then I try and fit words into the phrasing and…

— Kelela

I really wanted to work hard on my lyrics.

— Anonymous

I write lyrics really fast. When it's time to write, I usually put them off until the very end and then when it's time…

— Luke Temple