Famous Quotes & Sayings

Estelle

Labrinth is a super talented singer, producer, songwriter from London.

If a song can't be written in 20 minutes, it ain't worth writing.

I got a team of songwriters I used to work with, and we wrote songs day and night.

Nick Cave

I would hate to think my songs were giving advice to people.

Vince Neil

If the songs aren't there and you throw a TV set out of the window, who cares?

Aimee Mann

I wanted to try to write songs on the piano to get a different flavor.

Charles R. Swindoll

I'm not against screens, or new songs, or innovation. I just don't like the gimmicks. I want to know when worship is over that that leader's sole purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.

Charles Kelley

I tend to gravitate toward ballads and mid-tempo songs.

Charles Kelley

I'm a real fan of that Foster the People song 'Pumped Up Kicks.

Charles Kelley

I think for new artists the hardest thing is putting the face with a name. People maybe heard our song on the radio or something but until they get several impressions of who you are - from whatever it is, whether TV or a live show, I feel like they don't quite connect the dots.

Charles Kelley

If we were to use the success of 'Need You Now' as the barometer for every other song, then we'll probably be highly disappointed. That song will probably undoubtedly be the biggest song of our career. We can hopefully have success for 20 years, but we may not ever have the success of that one particular song again.

Channing Tatum

I really get inspired by songs. Like, if I hear a thug "Want to kill ya" song, I'm ready to go out and get crazy. Or if you hear this really sexual, sensual slow song, I want to go have sex. I'm very animalistic when it comes to stuff like that. Very basic emotions.

I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working in, he heard my music and he said, aw man, I've got to do something with you.

Alanis Morissette

I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.

Alanis Morissette

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.

Alanis Morissette

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

Alanis Morissette

Unless I really loved it and felt really passionate about it, I would just kind of abort the song and start a new one.

Alanis Morissette

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

Alanis Morissette

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

Alanis Morissette

Typically I go in the studio and whatever I'm contemplating that day will wind up being a song. I don't come in with lyrics... I just go in and let it happen.

Alanis Morissette

When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.

Alanis Morissette

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out.

Blake Jenner

There were days on that show where I had to go in and record a song, then I had to rehearse the dance for that song, and then I had to go and shoot a separate scene. That would be one day. So yeah, it was about the value of time and being prepared, and not to freak out.

Blake Lively

You rock so, you rock so, you dip so, you dip so, you skank so, you skank so, and don't be no drag! You come so, you come so, for reggae is another bag!

Blaise Pascal

It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It's those who write the songs.

Billy Boyd

Sometimes the songs you think will be best don't turn out to be best.

Billie Holiday

One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.

Billie Holiday

I can only sing songs my way. I don't know any other way.

Billie Holiday

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.

Billie Holiday

I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years.

Billie Holiday

I never sing a song the same way twice.

Billie Holiday

I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain't music, it's close order drill, or exercise or yodeling or something, not music.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.