Lyrics Quotes
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All the best lyrics are written in ten minutes.
Brian Eno
Roxy Music
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My forte is playing along and singing along to music I love. I mean, who knows, maybe I could develop that knack or develop that ability to write, and I do actually co-write with people and friends, which is fun, too, because then I don't have to worry about writing lyrics, because for me writing lyrics is impossible.
Petra Haden
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We've learned over the years that if we wanted we could write anything that just felt good or sounded good and it didn't necessarily have to have any particular meaning to us. As odd as it seemed to us, reviewers would take it upon themselves to interject their own meanings on our lyrics. Sometimes we sit and read other people's interpretations of our lyrics and think, 'Hey, that's pretty good.' If we liked it, we would keep our mouths shut and just accept the credit as if it was what we meant all along.
John Lennon
The Beatles
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Usually the lyrics go from one word to the next word - there's no finish line. The music was that way, too.
Stephen Malkmus
Pavement
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Every song has a different genesis, or feeling. Usually the lyrics, I don't really know what it's all about, I just kinda do it. I mean, there's a combination of, like you're saying, that kind of lyrics about commitment or vaguely relationship lyrics mixed with jokey 90s Beck-style non-sequiturs and stuff.
Stephen Malkmus
Pavement
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I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write every day.
Cass McCombs
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I don't think writing open-ended lyrics is necessarily an important part of writing good pop songs.
Lewis Capaldi
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Lyrics always fall short with the amount of energy thrown into the playing. Lyrics to some extent are just the product of a singer's insecurity with singing.
Brian Chippendale
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One night, I remember being really sick in bed with chills and a fever when Ann came in all excited and said, 'I have these lyrics! Let me read them to you!' They were the lyrics to 'Crazy on You,' and in my fever haze I said, 'Yeah! Those are really good!'
Nancy Wilson
Heart
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The lyrics, the strings, the chords, everything comes at the moment like a gift that is put right into your head and that's how I hear it.
Michael Jackson
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A lot of times, I'll have a goal, I'll start writing, and I'll end up in some far off place, which is good. It's nice to have a focus, but letting the lyrics write themselves where they need to go is important.
James Hetfield
Metallica
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I think the overall mood of the music informs the artwork, but I've found that good lyrics can be inspirational, too.
Neil Farber
