Believe Quote by Steven Wilson

Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading.

— Holly Near

It would be so nice to write songs that end up being timeless.

— Albert Hammond, Jr

I don't think I ever write songs involving politics, because they get dated way too quick. Any view you have can usually be made…

— Isaac Brock

Songs sometimes are so connected to the sociology of the time.

— Dan Hill

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

— Beck

I find the songs that have the most human components in production are the ones that will stand the test of time.

— Ryan Tedder

It's hard to write new stuff when the songs you have written before are still changing and evolving. It would be like building something…

— Thomas Mars

Songs give you incredible opportunity to convey a tremendous amount in a relatively short period of time.

— Chris Meledandri

I think it's really hard to make songs that pursue an agenda. You can kind of do it a little bit through a character,…

— David Byrne

I really do seek to create music that is timeless, ... Each project takes on its own life, and the songs from A Time…

— Stevie Wonder

I think that the sheer fact that music can raise certain questions or put topics on the agenda has in itself already an effect.…

— G.W. Sok

I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't…

— Suzanne Vega