Song Quotes
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When making the first album, I think I wrote a song about every six months. The first album was so much about the vocals carrying it.
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I wanted to sing songs that my voice was comfortable with.
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Thus we have at least a national song that unites all Germans, and is the symbol of our sixty-million nation.
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I wrote that song for my wife, and it's what some guy who's sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how wonderful she is. To me, that's more lasting than something that sounds like it belongs on a movie soundtrack.
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...And it was about four or five hours later that Alice - Remember Alice? It's a song about Alice.
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I learned to embrace my individuality, and if that meant writing a song on one chord over and over again, then that's what I do.
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The opportunity to record the song came when Phil Collins' record label, Atlantic, was doing a tribute album to him and they asked all these different artists to do renditions of his songs.
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My favorite song will always be 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos, because my granddaughter was named after it.
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I love words. They're fun. I don't think any word can just be filler. There's no room for it. It's like a puzzle. Every song can be written a million times. How can you say it differently?
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I've always found it pretty difficult to write a happy song.
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We were about ready to go out on the road with Maiden, and Kerrang asked us to do an Iron Maiden tribute song. While we were home, we recorded that. And that was it.
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But when you think: Tim McGraw,I hope you think my favorite song.The one we danced to all night long:The moon like a spotlight on the lake.When you think happiness,I hope you think: 'That little black dress.'Think of my head on your chest,An' my old faded blue jeans.When you think Tim McGraw,I hope you think of me.
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What I say is from my heart. You must be sincere. So when I sing a song, people are supposed to feel it.
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It's very rare that a song falls from your mind complete.
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I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.
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As far as our song list... I think between the two of us knew seven songs... for the whole night... we did a lot of variations on those seven songs.
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For us as writers, it's really important to have songs we believe in - even before sometimes we shoot a scene. If we have a song that's so perfectly designed for a scene on 'Rescue Me,' we'll play it on loud speakers during the shooting. It helps the cameraman and it helps the director, and it helps the actors know what the feel is.
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Every song I've written is luck, I think; it's luck - 'How did that just happen?'
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I fell in love with folk music at Surprise Lake Camp. It was the songs of Woody Guthrie and the Weavers.
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'Something Good' is a feel-good song. A reminder that you're dope and have something wonderful to offer life and yourself and the world.
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I think differently, I think it's about reaching everybody on every different plane and every different level, and if I could remix the song and do a dance remix, that's great. If I could do a classical version, that'll be great too. It's all just about expression.
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I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that I wouldn't sit down and sing in front of my mom and dad.
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In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to do is write stories... and affect someone's emotions with that song. I think as a soul singer, I'm able to accomplish that.
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I just sing and write songs and wear what I want. It's quite a good job really. If I wanted to I suppose I could become more of a fashion icon, but singing is my thing.
