Quotes of: Pop-songs Keyword

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

When I play a song for someone the first time, if I make 'em laugh, I think, 'Yes, I've succeeded.'

Tove Lo

In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques.

Art Linkletter

It's true when they say songwriting is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. In truth, what happens is... songs comes through you.

Greg Lake

The people who are making money are the ones who are writing and singing their own songs.

Jimmy Webb

It's such a hard thing to write a song for your fans without sounding naff and thanking them for spending money on you.

Olly Murs

I spent ninety percent of my money on wine, women and song and just wasted the other ten percent.

Ronnie Hawkins

I guess for me what is more significant than success is the nature of each of the songs and of the words.

Peter Garrett

There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song.

Phil Ochs

It's like, it's up to the people to fall in love with the song. The record company can only do so much.

Paul Westerberg

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time.

Stone Gossard

It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has been.

Alicia Keys

As a co-writer of the Mumford's songs, I'm always quite insecure about the music - I find it hard to accept any praise or feedback.

Ben Lovett

The gift of song is just like... I think music is one of those true things in this world that is universal.

Charles King

I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite right.

Florence Welch

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

Gary Cherone

I like being in a recording studio. I like watching a song go from the simplicity of the original music.

Grace Slick