Song Quotes

My mom married a family friend, and my dad married someone that's eight years older than me, so it was just like, these - like, I literally live a country song, so I had to write one.

Lauren Alaina
- Live
- Country
- Family
I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for a song, and there's a little bit of a Beatles quality to it, I never avoid that. I always will steer into it.

Chris Cornell Soundgarden
- Song
- Band
- Quality

When you're walking down the street or in the car just listening to the radio, and you're, like, 'Oh, that's my song.' You want to say, 'Hey Mom!' That never changes.

Nick van de Wall
- Mom
- Car
- Listening
I've always been trying to write songs like Lightfoot. A song of mine like 'Come Monday' is a direct result of me trying to write a Gordon Lightfoot song.

Jimmy Buffett
- Writing
- Trying
- Direct
Sometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."

Avey Tare Animal Collective
- Ideas
- Sometimes
- Feelings
One of the interesting things an artist does is they keep rediscovering things, whether it's a jazz piece or a role you've done for 3,000 performances or a song you're singing for the 3,000th time. My job is to find that spark that keeps it fresh and alive.

Brian Stokes Mitchell
- Time
- Done
- Job
Sometimes, if a song is written, in essence, to be that stripped down, it's very touchy when you start adding things, because even the smallest thing can have a huge impact. Somebody has to make the decision that there's a better song in there if there's less.

Chris Cornell Audioslave
The world is a song, but we do not know whether it is a good song because we have nothing to compare it with.

Halldor Laxness
- World
- Good
- Song