Song Quotes

I do believe that a poet would possess a stronger intuitive sense of phrasing with a rock song. There is a way to tap into the emotions of an audience simply by the cross of a certain phrase, even a single word, against a certain chord.

Jim Carroll
- Believe
- Single
- Rock
I just like a good, sad song. The sadder, the better. It moves me.

John Prine
- Good
- Better
- Moves

When you find a song that you love, you just have to do it - why would I try to match it? When I wrote more of the songs in the '90s - 'Nick of Time' and other songs I was surprised I came up with - it was because nobody else was saying what I wanted to say.

Bonnie Raitt
- Up
- Time
- Why
I mean a song that's specifically for the girls. It's saying you know we talk about them night and day, we're constantly pondering on men and what they've done good and what they've done bad and all these things in our lives.

Amanda Lee Williford
- Men
- Song
- Pondering
I really didn't think about song writing.

Adam Rich
- Writing
- Song
People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.

Martin Gore Depeche Mode
- People
- America
- Death
It took off so fast. We would take a couple days off and go to a secluded place and practice. People would find out where we were and our song was making it right then. We practiced in a hotel room, and then crowds of people would come to the hotel to see us practice. It was fun!

Bobby Balderrama Question Mark & the Mysterians
- Fun
- Practice
- Hotel Room
I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make up the America sound.

Gerry Beckley America
- Thinking
- Writing
- Trying