Lyrics Quote by Yasmine Hamdan

I try not get too self-aware when writing lyrics.

— Win Butler

I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time.

— Mike Patton

When I'm listening to a song, it's the lyrics and the stories they tell that matter most to me.

— Sara Evans

I would be too self-conscious if I just thought of writing lyrics for a song. I have to trick myself into doing it.

— Kim Gordon

Everything I write tends to come from my own personal experiences, or from people close to me that I'm singing about.

— Bill Ward

My lyrics are quite train of thought, and they are all over the place, but they evoke something.

— St. Lucia

Sometimes when you listen to the lyrics of a song it feels like they were written just for you.

— James Merrow

I tend to get a little quirkier and crazier with my lyrics and come from a different angle when I'm writing for myself.

— Bonnie McKee

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 always write knowing that people will hear it, but also hoping they'll see it. So a lot of times I make lyrical decisions…

— Boots Riley

I used to personally dread writing lyrics. Because I never really understood how to do it. And for some reason, in this band I'm…

— Leisha Hailey

I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with…

— Midge Ure