Quotes About Lyrics

They're very different things, a poem and a song, you wouldn't think they would be, but they are.

I work on words quite separately to music. They're both ongoing, and I don't ever feel like I'm working in a cycle in that respect, because it's every day anyway, no matter what I'm doing. Then I get to a point when I've collected together enough words that seem like they want to be songs rather than poems, or sometimes not.

Sometimes, for me, lyrics are derived from poems that I'm working on, and they kind of cross back and forth between the two.

I like bringing my poet brain and sensibility to lyrics I write.

With lyrics, being a poet gave me a different approach than other people.

At the end of the day, Johnny Cash was a poet.

The music that we listen to these days, everything is right there in your face. There's no real mystery. It's not poetic. I want people to think. I want to make people listen to my lyrics.

I do think my lyrics have gotten... not necessarily more poetic, but more open to interpretation; they're less literal.

My father, composer Sardar Malik, used to say that a good musician should always try to imbibe good poetry. One reason why today's songs don't have a shelf life is because of inane lyrics.

Hip-hop is about the brilliance of pavement poetry.

Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is called melody.

Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller are examples of poets, I think.

Don't call my lyrics poetry. It's an insult to real poets.

I also want to sing the lyrics penned by poets like Srijato.

I am happy that I could collaborate with poets like O.N.V. Kurup and Yusufali Kechery in my career; they wrote meaningful lyrics, which made my songs last longer.

Songs are great. I love songs. I sing them in the shower sometimes. They can be poignant or cheery or angry, and they can have catchy and satisfying melodies. There's nothing wrong with songs.

My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves.

I like the Wu Tang Clan a lot.

I love my 'Boom Clap.' Charli XCX is a big one for me.

I often have an argument with people. I say name me a classic song that's not sad in some kind of way. And even if you can, you'll have to search pretty far.

My favorite album of all time is 'In A Major Way.' Look it up, it is a classic!

You know, 'Paid in Full' is a classic album, man. It kind of got me to where I am now, so I can never get tired of 'Paid in Full.'

I love clever lyrics.

I love lyrics that are not too clever.