Song Quote by Utada Hikaru Download Open image “Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.” — Utada Hikaru ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Song
One thing that brings everyone together are the lyrics. Even if the people singing don't know the Japanese words, they still sing along. — Suzuka Nakamoto Copy Share Image
You work very hard on the lyrics. Getting them to fit the contours of improvised melodies. — Kurt Elling Copy Share Image
I don't think lyrics need to be deep - just write whatever comes out of you. You don't need to find intense meaning in… — Bethany Cosentino Copy Share Image
For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where… — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
Yes, basically, like you said, I'll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that. — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
I feel if you make the song good enough, structurally and sonically, then you can literally do whatever you want with the lyrics. — CMAT Copy Share Image
After all, nothing helps to write lyrics more than to mess around with the language. — Joshua Homme Copy Share Image
“The songs of Japan take the human heart as their seed and flourish as myriad leaves of words. As long as they are alive… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It's always been on a high level. — Billy Higgins Copy Share Image
When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
It's just that, when I'm in Japan I could foretell to a certain degree what would be accepted, so I certainly don't come up… — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
I bought an espresso maker and coffee maker and make them myself every day. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
Actually, the fun part was not knowing what the heck I was going to be doing. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
I just want people to see that I do my own stuff, that I'm not stupid, and I can make fun of myself. — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of… — Utada Hikaru Copy Share Image
Whatever meaning 'Annie's Song' had for me on a personal level, there was also a larger context. It could just as easily have been… — John Denver Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
“Downloading's the same as what I used to do. I used to tape the charts of the songs I liked [off the radio]. I… — Liam Gallagher Copy Share Image
I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
I want people to hear my lyrics and my melodies and say, 'That dude's in pain.' — Ivan Moody Copy Share Image
There is something magical about being able to feel somebody. And that is something that has always moved me with music. — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and… — Colin Marston Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton's scales - when he comes off a high note and it's time for a refrain or a little bit of a rest,… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
There were songs that we cut out after we chose the name, because 'Praise Break' turned out to be an underlying concept that I… — Daniel Caesar Copy Share Image