Song Quotes
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The first song that made me interested in music was 'Oh, Pretty Woman' by Roy Orbison. It was the guitar intro, that riff, that I really liked and made me listen in a different way.
Geddy Lee Weinrib
Rush
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"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're the honky," she said, "who stole my song and got a hit out of it?
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
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There was a choice to be made, and Lena hadn't made it. The songs never lied. At least, they hadn't yet.
Kami Garcia
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When I was 12, I wrote a legit song - about having my heart broken, of course, because I was 12 years old going on 40. I sang the song for my mom, and she asked, 'Where did you get that song?' I told her I wrote it, and she said, 'Really?' She looked at my grandparents and just said, 'Oh, boy.'
Ashley McBryde
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I have a card catalogue in my brain of every lyric of every sappy love song ever written.
Paloma Ayana Stoecker
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A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song.
John Mellencamp
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Growing up in the '90s, I just loved 'Ice Ice Baby.' I knew, and still know, every single word to that song.
Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
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My memory is not so good so my most memorable show is the last one I played. Songs are written with intention but they only emerge in the moment.
Jason Mraz
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In the end, I get a really good song, and in the end, I get the hits. Yeah, I'm that good.
Steven Tyler
Aerosmith
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I like having that juxtaposition where you can have a very triumphant sounding song and then throw in all this crazy imagery. That's part of the fun of writing, you know?
Brendon Urie
Panic! at the Disco
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I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song.
John Joseph Lydon
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I don't want to just be a teenage star. I want to be known by parents, and I want them to go, 'Oh I love that song; he's really good for his age. My daughter loves him, but I love him, too.'
Shawn Mendes