Song Quotes
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When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.
Evan Dando
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The emotions in a song - the anger, aggression - have got to be legitimate.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Bad Meets Evil'
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In Prison Wearily, drearily, Half the day long, Flap the great banners High over the stone; Strangely and eerily Sounds the wind's song, Bending the banner-poles. While, all alone, Watching the loophole's spark, Lie I, with life all dark, Feet tethered, hands fettered Fast to the stone, The grim walls, square lettered With prisoned men's groan. Still strain the banner-poles Through the wind's song, Westward the banner rolls Over my wrong.
William Morris
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Nonbelievers may hear all the notes of science, but without a theistic context and perspective they will not hear the song.
George Marsden
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A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.
Dolly Parton
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I never thought that I would have the No 1 song in the world.
Tones and I
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All great song, from the first day when human lips contrived syllables, has been sincere song.
John Ruskin
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I have written a song that says: If you ever lose someone dear to you, never say the words, "They're gone," and they'll come back.
Prince
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I like writing songs - I keep saying that one day I'll do something with them, but I haven't yet.
Tom Conti
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David Bowie emerged as a rock star in the late '60s. And as Ken Tucker wrote, "In the face of the hippy era's sincerity, intimacy and generosity, Bowie presented irony, distance and self-absorption. His song 'Changes' announced the arrival of a new counterculture," unquote.
David Bowie
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Goddess of song, teach me the story of a hero.
Homer
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I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.
Mike Gordon
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Progressive rock is a flexible medium for dramatic storytelling because it lends itself perfectly to the extended song format.
David Longdon
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I enjoy making music alone, and I like keeping my options open for how I release my own songs. But everybody in Grizzly Bear is full of ideas. So it's kind of boring to come to the band with a complete song and be like: "Here's what I want you to do." With this record, we wanted to make everything feel like everyone - music that we could never do on our own. That's a real gift, and it's one of the best things about being in a band like this.
Daniel Rossen
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Sometimes I feel like I'm taking on a role when I'm writing a song, and it doesn't always have to be true. I'm not sitting in my room crying with my guitar, writing a slow solo about a depressing breakup; that's not me.
Mitchel Musso
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It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe - the creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor - loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss.
Francis Chan
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For me, as an actor, it is brilliant that I can do both song-dance films and also something like 'NH10.' It is versatility which every actor aspires.
Anushka Sharma
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I came into the music world in 1988 with a song called Ooh La La, that was like a breath of fresh air in Haitian music.
Michel Martelly
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I wasn't raised to not write about issues, and I'm just living in really politically charged times. You know, I'd rather write songs about girls, but it's just hard to do right now.
Steve Earle
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People are intended to resist symbolic interpretation, as well. At times, they break through - there are little hints of 'this song is about this,' but if you were to come here and be like, 'well, I've got the lyrics right here, let's go through 'em,' that wouldn't really work!
Carey Mercer
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I tried to embrace the concept of the sampler as an instrument, looking at how to take it artistically to another place where it can be appreciated, more than just taking someone's song and doing a 4-bar loop.
Ernest Dion Wilson
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I write songs all the time in my room. I play them for my friends and family.
Miranda Cosgrove
