Quotes About Lyrics

There is a lot of melody and things that sound familiar in hundreds of songs.

I get mad about something, and then I have this melody in my head, and then afterwards, the lyrics come.

When I'm writing, I'm focusing more on just the basic melody and the lyrics.

I love 'Shadow' the most! The melody is awesome, and I really like how the lyrics express genuine emotions.

I've actually had a melody on my guitar since the day I learned how to play it, back when I was 7. And for some reason I can't add lyrics to it.

I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody.

The way I see it, there's only one melody for any song.

We knew we wanted to put a lot of melody into it - a lot more than what we did on our first album.

At times I have a beat first and then I write. Sometimes I have a melody in my head and I pick up the guitar to develop the song. Other times I just write without any melodies, and I end up using those lyrics when I think I have the appropriate instrumental that would bring out and depict the emotions of what I have written.

Being able to say something lyrically, to say something that will do more than just be words, is really hard. It's easy to do when you're writing a chapter of a book or writing poetry, but it's really hard to do when you're confined to a melody line.

I know how to put it into a melody and make it comical but sexual at the same time.

I try to tell the truth in my lyrics; write good melodies and make hard beats. So, basically, I just combine hip-hop with melody. That's how I classify myself.

If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.

I usually write lyrics first, and then when I get home or close to any kind of instrument, I usually make a melody for those lyrics.

As far as the music goes, I like melody.

I started writing music in a French way: more focused on lyrics than melody.

I like music that not only has a pop melody to it but is also deeply about something.

When I'm writing with John Leventhal, the music that he's written mostly comes first. And I'll write the lyrics and the melody.

I record into my phone as soon as I hear a track. Melody comes first for me, and then my gibberish usually forms into lyrics and a concept from there.

I always liked melody.

I always find that, when it comes to writing songs, if the melody and the chords are working, we're 90 per cent there.

I find it really easy to write on the bass, because you kind of get straight to the point: you do lyrics and melody without thinking about decorating the song until after you've finished it.

Basically, country is my kind of music - the simple melody, the simple lyrics.

I'll generally always get melody first and then I'll go in and try and think of a title and lyrics generally come last.