Lin-Manuel Miranda Quotes

I like to separate the music- and lyric-writing processes if I can. I'll sort of noodle around on my keyboard and my computer until I have a beat or a chord progression, I'll record it as a loop, export it to iTunes, then walk around with the loop and sort of talk to myself in the loop, and that's how I get the lyrics.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Quotes to Explore

I wake up late, say 10 or 11, because we've usually been out and about town until 2 or 3 A.M. listening to music at the jazz clubs or hitting the jazz clubs post-theater.

Tamara Tunie
- Up
- Music
- Listening
It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.

M. Ward
- People
- Music
- Luxury
But only art and music have the power to bring peace.

Yoko Ono
- Music
- Art
- Power
There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.

Barbara Kruger
- Music
- Moments
- Influence
If you ask me, rockabilly has had a raw deal for far too long. People never shunned the blues or jazz the way they do rockabilly. But it's the original punk-rock, and it changed the way people looked at music for ever.

Imelda May
- People
- Music
- Long
The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.

J. Michael Straczynski
- Time
- Work
- Writing