Quotes of: Old-songs Keyword

I like to blur the line between remix and cover version and new song.

Dev Hynes

It took me 42 years to write this song, and 5 minutes to sing it." [On , during the Eagles' tour.]

Don Henley

I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.

Damian Marley

In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful.

Don McLean

American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has.

Don McLean

Heck, I'm no Henry Mancini or Michel Legrand. I just play the guitar and write songs.

John Denver

I write almost everything, actually. Songs, poems, stories. And stories out of every genre, too.

Jackie Evancho

Singing is my main goal, and I think philosophy will help me write songs.

Jackie Evancho

I wanted to write a song that's known to the world as a classic, stadium-rock anthem.

Joe Elliott

I don't know that all the demons have been beaten, but I'm very, very proud of those songs.

John Fogerty

Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... it's hard to believe I was so crazy.

Juliana Hatfield

A Hank Cochran song in the studio is spiritual. It's like singing a hymn in a church.

Jamey Johnson

All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.

Janet Jackson

Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, no winter in thy year.

John A. Logan

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.

Chris Martin

Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers.

Les Baxter

I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.

Lucinda Williams

I really like the thing I did with Martina McBride. I had that song sitting around for a long time.

Bob Seger

I think the melody is the first time I hear in a song and if I like the melody, then I'll pay closer attention to the lyrics.

George Strait

When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember.

John Oates

The MTV Video Awards were never about the video, but about the song. Most of the time it was just to glorify people for the wrong reason.

Michel Gondry