Song Quotes
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When I write a song, the music comes from my spirit, which is very playful and optimistic, but then the lyrics come from my head, which is in a different space.
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Each Desaparecidos's song has a seed that it came from. We're trying to take that and broaden it out and make it resonate with people.
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Songs come when they wanna come and I'll work at it when I feel like working at it. There are some songwriters that write every day, and I'm definitely not one of those guys. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It's just kind of what I do.
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You don't have to be a cheater to sing a cheatin' song, that's what I'm saying.
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Sitting in a room being forced to listen to 'The Chanukah Song' over and over." [on his idea of Hell]
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Music is a very personal thing, so if you hear one type of song that you don't like, you pass judgment on whole band's repertoire.
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The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing.
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I have so much music that I do. Just like how a visual artist is always sketching something but they might not share it, I'm always writing songs or coming up with melodic lines on piano or guitar. It's therapy. It's always happening.
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When I sit down to write a song, I really want the message of healing to thrive and transcend all ages.
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Every day it gets worse and worse and worse. We just want to get everyone to vote and be a part of the noise. I can't do phone banks because I have to save my voice for stage, so the least I can do is a song.
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I got a lot more interested in songs that could hold up completely on their own, with just a guitar and voice. For some people that's easy to do, but I find it's really difficult.
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The cozy fire is bright and gay, The merry kettle boils away and hums a cheerful song. I sing the saucer and the cup; Pray, Mary, fill the teapot up, And do not make it strong.
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I internalize a lot of thoughts, and sometimes it seems like I'm not listening or totally zoned out, but I'm always on a loop of ideas and song titles. I'm definitely kind of a space cadet, but I'm very laid back.
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I could always write songs, act, get into politics, or stay home with the kids. But I've got to have some fun.
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I tend to overthink things. I'm not the guy who screams 'This is a world smash!' when I finish a song.
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It is a fact that each song an artist creates is unique and although fans tend to be loyal, ultimately the quality of the record will decide how it sells.
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I'll write for a while and then I'll find an appropriate song and in a weird way the music will keep me in the mood. I find music to define the mood of the movie, the rhythm the movie is going to play in.
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We proved to the world that a completely Spanish song can take over the world.
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There are thousands of Eminems. Just listen to a song. There are thousands of them. It's just that he had the talent. It's like someone with a talent to hit a baseball. He had the talent to write lyrics.
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I loved the idea of recording. The idea of sound-on-sound-recording captured me as a young kid, and once I realized what it was I had an epiphany. Before I was even playing the guitar, I would create these lists of how I would record things and overdub them, like Led Zeppelin song, 'I could put this guitar on this track...' and so on.
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Music videos, to me, are like an extension of a song.
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I never knew listening to a song could give you goose bumps and make you cry until I listened to Lauryn Hill.
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It more or less has the shape of a love song, but 'Crescent Moon' reflects more my longing for an ancient romantic context that includes wild animals, fire, danger of death, stellar navigation, and seasonal intuition.
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You kind of have to become a song so to speak and we wanted to make sure that Tom did them with the best abilities he had and captured all that what the song is all about.
