Sharon Jones (Sharon Lafaye Jones) Quotes
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It's an unfair comparison because when things are developed in the UK, they're developed at script stage only.
Damian Lewis -
I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.
Patrick deWitt -
As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all the way back to my days with the Format. I'm an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, I'll get something off my chest.
Nate Ruess Fun. -
Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
Octavia E. Butler -
I have breakups that I can credit to every song. In my twenties, I picked people who would create that dysfunction and drama, so I could draw upon it.
Kara DioGuardi -
I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.
Kate Smith
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I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.
Kapil Sharma -
I like when the song starts to take over and you feel like you have to dance more than write.
Carly Rae Jepsen -
Sometimes the song title comes with the songs, other times you just sorta make something up afterwards.
Wayne Coyne -
I write slowly.
Yann Martel -
I wrote a techno song after I was deported. I was in America for a little bit, but then I was deported back to Germany. I was very sad.
Flula Borg -
I think 12 songs is too much to listen to all at once. When I buy a record, I get to the fifth song, and then I don't get to really hear the rest of the record.
Colbie Caillat
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After struggling for so long in the industry and writing so many failed songs and hearing 'no' for so long - I'm so grateful every time I hear a song that I was a part of on the radio.
Bonnie McKee -
If you've got a good song, it's easy to play. But you can't make a bad song sound good no matter who you have to play on it.
Donald Dunn -
'Fix' was a song that definitely put me on the map and changed everything for in me my career. I'm really thankful for it.
Chris Lane -
'Rock Bottom Riser' by Smog - I was just in Europe, and my jet lag never really went away. I wasn't sleeping very much. Then one night, my girlfriend saw a Bill Callahan show in L.A. and took a video of that song and sent it to me. I was just listening to it over and over - it was comforting.
Kevin Morby -
I wanted to write a song called '#1234' that would act as a homage to The Ramones.
Kevin Morby -
'TTM' started off being a feature. A producer wanted me to just hop on the beat, like a Diplo type of thing. When I recorded the song, I liked it a lot, and I figured, instead of them paying me to do this, I'd rather just use this for my project, and we can just get money together.
Rakim Hasheem Allen
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Nashville is the business center. They forget that the bottom line of it all is still the song.
Jerry Jeff Walker -
I'm honored that everybody's inspired off my inspiration.
DJ Khaled -
I don't like modernity. I don't have television or the Internet at home. The Internet scares me. I can't drive a car.
Lea Seydoux -
Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.
Sharon Jones