Quotes of: Songs Keyword

I tend to feel really protective of songs, and if they aren't sitting well in a record, I'll pull them tight to my chest until I feel it's a better time.

Brandi Carlile

As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself.

David Friedman

Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn't the case when a musician's work is played on the radio.

Dionne Warwick

When I feel like every day when I get up I'm writing songs, that's the time to make a record.

Eric Church

I'm not used to not having enough time to live with the songs. Usually, if I write something, I live with it for a little while.

Fiona Apple

I don't have time to sit up and write songs all day. Maybe one day when my kids get older.

Faith Evans

Most of what I've written songs about are things that come out of the confusing emotional, spiritual and psychological period of time when you're going through puberty.

Ian Anderson

I just like to switch things up all the time. Like when it comes to singing, I try to find a different character for each song.

John Frusciante

'I'm Yours' was written effortlessly in about 20 minutes' time, and I honestly thought it was more of like a kids' song, and I didn't do anything with it for years.

Jason Mraz

You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic, by the time it's finished, is a bit of a disappointment.

Phil Collins

The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.

Zola Jesus

Ferris: [In a sing-song voice] Do you have a kiss for daddy?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Jep Gambardella: [announcing the next song at his party] La Colita!

The Great Beauty

I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses to get your point across.

Justin Townes Earle

I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.

Irrfan Khan

Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, it's not because I'm a hero.

Ani DiFranco

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in a fire. He was in the sauna in a house that burned down, so he had no idea anything was going on. It was very sad.

Jackson Browne

My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14.

Lisa Loeb

I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether it's growing or crumbling.

Ric Ocasek

I always had a love of music, from the time I was a little kid, dressing up and singing along with Michael Jackson songs.

Matisyahu

When I wrote songs like 'Everyone I Love is Dead,' I never thought about how I was going to execute them live.

Peter Steele