Quotes About Composition

I write in a very melodic way, so that will never leave. I think my records will always tend to be approachable.

Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult.

Writing beautiful melodies is not fashionable because it is very difficult to do.

We really like having songs where we think the arrangement is just as important as the melodies, even though they're typically not.

I think I have a sound or a certain feel in certain harmonies in the way I construct melodies.

What do I call my music? Beats with melodies.

I try to find very simplistic melodies, which are the hardest ones to create.

I like good melodies and a great song.

I've always got these little melodies running around in my head, although most of them aren't worth much, and I understand structure and formulas.

A melody is not merely something you can hum.

I always begin to compose the melody first.

When I listen to songs, to this day, I listen to the chords and the groove and the melody.

I love melody more than any other part of music.

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

I'm all about the melody.

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

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.

If you're going to start with melody you'll need some tympani, I think.

I'd say almost that words come first, melody second.

For 'Dynamite,' Max and Luke went to dinner and left me with a melody, and then I put it together.

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