Quotes About Creativity

MCs are authors, and rock musicians who write lyrics are authors, to a degree.

I'm about a 20-handicapper with a guitar. I can only play three songs on my own album. I did the lyrics, not the music.

Rap lyrics are really the only thing I've ever written.

I might lie a lot but never in my lyrics.

We don't analyze our lyrics.

Lyrics are really important for me.

I stand behind all the lyrics I've ever written; I don't have a problem with that.

I write hate lyrics really well. It's not every day you can use them, really.

I changed the lyrics of 'All I Need Is the Girl' to 'All I Need Is the Job' for an audition years ago. It's a great ice-breaker - people want to laugh.

I actually find a lot of pleasure in writing lyrics.

A lot of my lyrics are approximate meaning without me knowing why they sound right.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

I'm definitely still putting effort into my lyrics, for them to be emotional and tell a story.

I consider myself a lyrics guy.

The lyrics - everything I sing, I've written.

The lyrics are so important to me. And that there is something going on in the lyrics. That the song actually has something to say.

The lyrics are the essential part in our songs.

I find lyrics can come at any time during the day, as can music.

Inspiration comes from everywhere. Obviously, my lyrics are what I most care about in the moment and what I feel like I need to say.

There are thousands of Eminems. Just listen to a song. There are thousands of them. It's just that he had the talent. It's like someone with a talent to hit a baseball. He had the talent to write lyrics.

I always had a passion for writing, but I always visualized other artist singing my lyrics, I never visualized myself.

I'm really big into lyrics in my own songs, so I look up to Drake in that aspect.

Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words than are necessary.

I'm more honest in my lyrics than I am in anything else. It's where I feel the most safe to express myself.