Right. For me, music is an image.
Lyrics aren't important. If music itself conveys messages,
lyrics are unnecessary, though I don't try to get rid of
lyrics... If right words don't occur to me, there's no need to put
lyrics.
View quotes by Faye WongOne difference between poetry and
lyrics is that
lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.
View quotes by Stephen SondheimI don't think we've been influenced massively by our success and by our travels. The
lyrics [singer Chris Martin] writes are more basic than that, more basic, emotional ideas rather than life experiences. There's probably a few lines in there which reflect what's happened in the last year or so, but it's hard to say
View quotes by Guy BerrymanI've never even met her (on the alleged Frankie who has made even more money re-releasing Eamon's song with different
lyrics)
View quotes by EamonSloshy, Sloshy, Sloshy, Sloshy. Make those cuffs and collars gleam... Washing machine, Washing machine [song
lyrics!]
View quotes by Kate BushA lot of the time there is a lot of melancholy in the
lyrics.
View quotes by Will ChampionEach song is different. Sometimes the words happen first and sometimes the
lyrics.
View quotes by Mary Chapin CarpenterIn choosing my tracks and the
lyrics that I write for them, I make sure each song is unique and each one tells a story.
View quotes by Corey ClarkI think you can have the greatest
lyrics in the world and if it doesn't have the best tune in the world it will suck. I mean if the music wasn't important it would just be a poem.
View quotes by Julian CopeWhen he [Ashley Cole] joined Chelsea he had to sing for the other players. I printed out the
lyrics of Sound Of The Underground. He didn't go for it but I know he really likes it.
View quotes by Cheryl ColeA lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist. Look at Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice; or Elton John didn't write many of his
lyrics, for instance.
View quotes by Mike GordonThere is a great temptation with songs, melodies and
lyrics to overcomplicate them but in fact, you find that the most enduring melodies are often the simplest.
View quotes by Ken HensleyRight now, I'm writing song
lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day.
View quotes by Anita DiamentI loved everything about it - the melancholy
lyrics, the fruity acoustic guitar riff that opens the song, the olive green mercury records paper sleeve, the smell of the vinyl [you wear it well]
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