Quotes of: Old-songs Keyword

There were incredibly few rock songs making it out to the airwaves until the '80s came along.

Joe Elliott

My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

Jerry Harrison

I sometimes don't know what songs are about for several years after I've written them.

Justin Hayward

I feel a duty to write because I can write songs.

Justin Hayward

My song-writing has always been just about my life - usually my worst moments.

Natalia Kills

We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song.

Adam Jones

The song 'Some Other Time...' is full of emotion. In wartime, it had a tremendously poignant feeling.

Betty Comden

If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

Barry Mann

And we just went with Julie because that name hadn't been used in any other popular songs at the time.

Bobby Sherman

They really can't imagine what my voice is like. Every time I sing a song, they are very surprised.

Coco Lee

Both songs are really, really intense when it comes to performing them, and very draining at the same time.

Deborah Cox

I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically.

Donald Fagen

I keep a lighter in my back pocket all the time. I'm not a smoker, I just really like certain songs.

Demetri Martin

My songs pretty much revolve in my brain most of the time - usually, whatever's coming next.

Jeff Mangum

There are so many songs I've recorded, only to hear other people singing them. It happens all the time.

Leona Lewis

I decided it was time to pay tribute to my own songs, to give them the opportunity to mature and be adult.

Nanci Griffith

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.

Ray LaMontagne

I've always written poetry and lyrics. My first husband, who was a musician, we wrote a bunch of songs together.

P. J. Soles

A lot of songs are empowering because everybody who has been through a hard time in a relationship or in their lives can relate to it.

Nicole Scherzinger

The idea of a soulmate is beautiful and very romantic to talk about it in a movie or a song, but in reality, I find it scary.

Vanessa Paradis

I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!

Jackie Evancho