Quotes About Harmony

You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins.

It does feel really good when you play a new song, and it's the loudest singalong of the night. It means just as much when we're playing the old songs, and people are singing along to those, too.

I see my songs and shows almost like a mosaic - part of a bigger picture.

I just take rock songs and mix it with hip-hop and a little bit of R&B.

Songs should have an infectious melody and rhythm.

Songs are all poetry, and they don't make any sense.

I grew up listening to Hindi and Marathi songs of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosale.

I'll always have songs with a farm connotation on my albums. It's in the fabric of my music, and I plan to keep it that way.

The Beatles are great for everybody - they write the songs that made the whole world sing.

I feel very good when songs are recreated or different singers sing the same song.

Music is a blessing which God has given to all of us. All of us might not be able to sing but we have an ear for songs and music, that itself is a big blessing.

Songs are easy to remember because they have rhythm and music.

Songs are like anything else - they dictate to you which ones go together and which ones don't.

Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and you don't care about if people like it or not, but personally, I want to write something that people can jive to.

I would love to play with Rufus Wainwright. He's one of my favorite songwriters.

Songwriting is a give-and-take process, and it can lead to some good, healthy debates.

It all comes together. It's - that's the way it's always worked for me with songwriting.

Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community.

The bottom line is people are people, and the sooner we realise that, the better off things are going to be.

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.

I like music to soothe me.

Music soothes you, especially when you write, sing or play an instrument. It really can be a cure for everything.

I learned from a longtime farmer that pigs enjoy soothing music.

I love music - it's soothing and takes away from all the other stuff.