Quotes About Artistry

I'm definitely using different parts of myself, but I think when it comes down to words and melodies, I can't really force anything too much.

A lot of people think that because I'm from Malaysia, I'm driven by Malaysian sound, but actually, it's mostly just my melodies.

I'll only pick up my guitar if something is knocking on the door. Once the melodies have sort of been bothering me for a time, then I pick up my guitar and try to find them. But only if they want to be found.

I love amazing lyrics paired with amazing melodies.

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies.

Beyonce did an incredible job of differentiating the sound of Destiny's Child in her songs. When you hear Destiny's Child, you know it based on the harmonies and the melodies.

I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That's a real challenge, I take it on vigorously.

People always talk about the lyrics of Leonard Cohen, but I like his melodies. They are very defined and original.

You know, many people do not know that I am so immersed when it comes to music. I have such a huge knowledge of music. I like my songs, I like my melodies, my harmonies, you know.

Jim had melodies as well as words. He didn't know how to play a chord on any instrument, but he had melodies in his head. To remember the lyrics he would think of melodies and then they would stay in his head. He had melodies and lyrics in his head, and he would sing them a cappella, and we would eke out the arrangements.

What makes a great song - you don't put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It makes you feel something.

Here's the thing: My hobby is to DJ. I just love music, so I can hear the beginning of a beat, the beginning of a melody, and think of the words, think of the name of the song, think of the hook, and just go there.

I kind of always thought that I had a good ear for melodies. I think in terms of melody. I can just be walking and I'll hear a melody.

I started writing songs before I could talk - at three or four. It was in me, and I had to get it out. It was all freestyle, which is how I write anyway. I don't write the words down; I scat and come up with the melody, then the lyrics.

Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

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

I try to incorporate melody. Even though I'm screaming, I still like to think I bring melody into screaming.

In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's the emotion and the melody that drive it home.

I just remember really loving words and writing about anything I could, and the way I'd remember things, like my library card number, was to make a melody.

You know when a song has a melody or some kind of element that affects you, and that is what I am trying to go for.

It's really important to me that my sound is a combination of beats and melody. I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing.

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.

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

I usually start with a lyric or a melody and then build a song around that.