Quotes about Music Lyrics

I privilege the music over the lyrics. Votes: 2

My music and my lyrics are essentially emotional postcards. Votes: 2

Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff. Votes: 2

My music and lyrics became an extension of this Indian philosophy. Votes: 2

I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good. Votes: 2

I want to touch people's lives with my music and my lyrics. Votes: 2

I write music to both the situations and the lyrics in plays. Votes: 2

A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics. Votes: 2

We all write the music, and then Mark and Tom write the lyrics. Votes: 2

I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me. Votes: 2

I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry. Votes: 2

I write my lyrics into the computer and I hum my music into the dictaphone. Votes: 2

Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically. Votes: 2

Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are. Votes: 2

I find most modern country virtually unlistenable. I can't relate to the music or the lyrics. Votes: 2

Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about. Votes: 2

I've always been a fan of country music. It's America's music - I love the songs, love the lyrics. Votes: 2

Rap music is amazing, it's beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that's the problem. Votes: 2

I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music for them to add the lyrics to. Votes: 2

I listen to a variety of music. The only common point is strong lyrics; I'm more obsessed with lyrics than music. I need to hear a form of truth, and if it's a hard truth, even better. Votes: 2

Music is first, lyrics are secondary. Votes: 0

I privilege the music over the lyrics Votes: 0

Making music, creating lyrics comes very naturally to me. Votes: 0

Lyrics belongs to us ina specific language, but music is universal. Votes: 0

Music is for making people happy, lyrics tell them who they are. Votes: 0

Human nature provides the lyrics, and we novelists just compose the music. Votes: 0

I have way too many songs that have music but don't have lyrics. Votes: 0

I felt a kinship with country music, because country has lyrics that tell stories Votes: 0

Pop music has always adopted the style of marrying upbeat melodies to dour lyrics. Votes: 0

When you are happy, you enjoy music, when you are sad, you understand lyrics Votes: 0

It takes more talent to write music, but it takes more courage to write lyrics. Votes: 0

Sometimes we focus on the lyrics too much and forget to dance to the music. Votes: 0

When you're happy you enjoy the music, but when you're sad you understand the lyrics. Votes: 0

When you're happy, you enjoy the music but when you're sad, you undestand the lyrics. Votes: 0

When you're happy, you enjoy the music. But when you're sad, you understand the lyrics. Votes: 0

I used to play guitar for myself and write lyrics and listen to different styles of music. Votes: 0

I always start with the lyrics, because starting with the music means the words will be bad. Votes: 0

To me, the lyrics mean more then the music, and that's the way it should always be. Votes: 0

Writing music and lyrics that mean something personal to me. It's an exciting, intense, cathartic, this-is-who-I-am experience. Votes: 0

As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits. Votes: 0

The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important. Votes: 0

sometimes music isn't just a bunch of sounds and lyrics, sometimes it's more than that: a time machine... Votes: 0

I get the music, I get the beats. And I go to the studios and write the lyrics. Votes: 0

We think we understand a song's lyrics but what makes us believe in them, or not, is the music Votes: 0

I didn't really start writing music or lyrics or turning them into songs until I went to San Francisco. Votes: 0

For me the music is a vehicle for my lyrics. It's a chance to get some really good words across. Votes: 0

Im not really into the whole lyrics thing; I just like to make music that people like to listen to. Votes: 0

I'm not really into the whole lyrics thing; I just like to make music that people like to listen to. Votes: 0

I probably listen to more instrumental music than music with lyrics, but at the same time I do love both. Votes: 0

Lyrical content is very important to me. I'm always trying to make sure the lyrics and music complement each other perfectly. Votes: 0

If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story. Votes: 0

I think the overall mood of the music informs the artwork, but I've found that good lyrics can be inspirational, too. Votes: 0

There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music. Votes: 0

I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else. Votes: 0

We all decided that from the start, me and Richey can't write music but we can write lyrics and look pretty tarty. Votes: 0

Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has. Votes: 0

Usually [the lyrics] go from one word to the next word - there's no finish line. The music was that way, too. Votes: 0

I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else Votes: 0

Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't need music; lyrics do. Votes: 0

I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away. Votes: 0

I feel there is always room for good music. I want to reach people's soul with my lyrics through whatever vessel God chooses. Votes: 0

You stand for nothing. You respect nobody. The music you dance to is devoid of beauty, its lyrics empty of humor or cleverness. Votes: 0

Surf is that music which is entirely about evoking something. There's never any vocals, so it's not about the lyrics, it's about the reverb. Votes: 0

Soul lyrics, soul music came at about the same time as the civil rights movement, and it's very possible that one influenced the other. Votes: 0

I can't read music and I'm crap at learning lyrics. Especially since the accident I have memory problems. I can't remember words, names, places. Votes: 0

To all companies please stop using Xmas songs and inserting your own lyrics. Write your own music. I am boycotting you until you stop. Votes: 0

I can't write - out of all the things it takes to make music, lyrics are the thing I'm by far the shittiest at. Votes: 0

I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later. Votes: 0

Everything I do is very visual and very aural, so I don't read music, and I draw as much as I write out lyrics. Votes: 0

I know that my fans will probably learn a lot about me by listening to my music, if they really listen to the lyrics. Votes: 0

I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics. Votes: 0

Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write. Votes: 0

I'm writing a record of comedy songs. I'm doing all these collaborations with artists. I bring them lyrics and they write the music to it. Votes: 0

I didn't really want to write just lyrics, but I wanted to meet Leonard Bernstein. Music was always the first reason I was writing songs. Votes: 0

If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale. Votes: 0

A lot of people listening to music now don't listen to the songs or lyrics at all. They just go, "Good tones..." and that's it. Votes: 0

If you want meaning, you read poetry or a novel or something, you don't read song lyrics. You're supposed to listen to them with music. Votes: 0

In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music. Votes: 0

I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the lyrics later on. Votes: 0

I let the music set the tone of the lyrics.I allowed myself to write more about relationships and emotions, in a girly way almost. Votes: 0

I really like worship music. It settles my soul. Gets me back on track. The lyrics are almost like a prayer, so it's my go-to. Votes: 0

I've always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that's a strong statement - not useless, but for me, it's just boring. Votes: 0

The music and lyrics of Rodgers & Hammerstein connect seamlessly. Singing those beautiful songs was a joyous experience for me, and one that I will never forget. Votes: 0

Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's why they become classics. Votes: 0

I usually have a song in my head. I'm thinking music, I'm thinking lyrics. Music helps me get to those moments. The moments between the moments. Votes: 0

Music is also one of the great heart openers. Sometimes, you hear the lyrics of a song and you dance, laugh, smile, or perhaps even cry. Votes: 0

I have to have a guitar sitting around. I sing in the shower. I sing around the house. The music comes secondary. The lyrics come first. Votes: 0

I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I don't see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world? So I haven't recorded it. Votes: 0

No one comes up to me asking for a crack dealer's number. People come up to me to talk about lyrics, about music, about the band. Votes: 0

When I write lyrics, it's only when I'm angry or hurt or sad. So lyrically it's never really easy going. And the music is always really intense. Votes: 0

Now who is the king of these lewd, ludicrous, lucrative lyrics; who could inherit the title, to put the youth in hysterics; using his music as spirit Votes: 0

I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good. "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" is pretty clever. Votes: 0

There is no gender to my music. There's no male or female voice, no trite lyrics or poetry. It's much more abstract, so it lives with you longer. Votes: 0

Writing music and lyrics, you tend to become a control freak - sitting alone in your room with a bare light bulb over your head, writing communist manifestos. Votes: 0

Work It Harder Make It BetterDo It Faster, Makes Us strongerMore Than Ever Hour AfterOur Work Is Never Over-Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, lyrics and music by Daft Punk Votes: 0

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music. Votes: 0

There's not much longevity in music today. It's so easy to go in, put some pretentious lyrics on, with people saying the same thing over and over and over. Votes: 0

Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about. Votes: 0

Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams Votes: 0

Music - not just the lyrics, but the music itself - expresses confused or illicit passions: rage, lust, envy, frustration, channeling these energies and creating an outlet for them. Votes: 0