Quotes About Lyrics

What we're most known for is the catchy choruses and the big hooks.

For our third album, 'Love Frequency,' we've gone back to our old style. The album is full of songs that people can sing along to. They're songs full of hooks.

Hip Hop is very addictive.

I'm a big hip hop fan.

I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can take something from that.

My favorite song that I wrote is 'Love Line.' This was my first song that I wrote lyrics for, and I really wanted to express the feeling when you're in love and hoping the other person feels the same way.

When I was younger, I'd listen to a song and take it literally. I'd think, Boy, what a drag. How horrible, he must be really bummin'.

Sometimes it's liberating to confront horrible things in lyrics as a way to master the shadow-self that exists in everyone.

I grew up in a household listening to hip-hop music.

I am a huge Leonard Cohen person.

I'm a huge hip-hop fan from way back in the day.

I consider myself a bit of a comedian. I write a lot of humorous songs.

I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon depression upon depression. It's a blend.

The quality of my songs will get through to people. They are good songs. Lyrically, some of them are interesting: there's stories, a bit of humour. I'm very confident about the music I play, you know.

I realized I was humming "Uncle John's Band" to myself for no good reason.

Though most love songs are protest songs, when you think about it.

A lot of commercial country does speak to people in some way. It's more of a ear worm or a melody that's really catchy. That's something that you certainly want, but it's only one piece of the criteria for a good song.

'When I'm Sixty-Four' hasn't worn well, but George Harrison's 'Within You Without You' is awesome.

I'm not a 'real rapper'; I just like to talk about what I've been through. When I was younger, I just said random, stupid lyrics and censored myself because I was worried about what people would think. But now I've become more mature with my words and uncensored.

I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines.

Whatever I gain from writing lyrics, I feel I lose a little bit for the musical aspect by having that lyrical burden on me. But when I'm liberated from worrying about the words, frankly, I feel I'm a better composer.

I try not to agonize over my lyrics, though, because that can come across in them. Some lyrics come more easily than others and some you have to spend a lot of time on, but I think you have to watch that you don't take the life out of them by worrying too much.

I really like worship music. It settles my soul. Gets me back on track. The lyrics are almost like a prayer, so it's my go-to.

These days what's not worth saying gets set to music.