- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Song Quotes
The feeling behind every song.
These song quotes emphasize sincerity as the key to a performance that actually reaches an audience, along with the idea that a song can capture a live moment as it happens. One entry recalls a song tied to an early anti-drug campaign, showing how songs can carry a specific message. Related picks continue in our Feel quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't see myself ever having somebody say something about me on a song and me being like, 'All right, now I'm about to say something about them on a song.'
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my favorites has always been 'Swap Meet.' One of the reasons why I like that is it's a song that's in a drop-D tuning, and of course, also being a guitar player, it's one of the songs that I really like the riff on it.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you are writing a song for something else, if you are doing something for money, I always think that's bad luck.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I honestly think that with every song you release you have to keep winning your own fans over again.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately, I'm a fan of music. I describe writing music sometimes as hieroglyphics, like, you know, excavating, gently brushing off these artifacts and discovering the song underneath it all. It seems as if it is already written in it.
- Cricket
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone who moves to New York City has a book or movie or song that epitomizes the place for them. For me, it's 'The Cricket in Times Square', written by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that the song 'Movin' On' can be a personal song. We've all been in relationships where we weren't necessarily happy.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I feel like I finish a song, and there's another song that I have to write in response to that song. Each is like its own separate feeling, its own separate universe.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music actually inspires me a lot. I listen to a lot of music, and often I find that if I can associate mentally a song or a piece of music with a particular character or scene, it helps me get back into the head of that character.
- Behind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting.
- Musicians
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
One song I do is 'The First Cut is the Deepest.' I try to remind people I wrote that song, not Rod Stewart.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a big car enthusiast. I totally understand guys like Jay Leno who have a thousand cars. But asking me my favorite car would be like asking my favorite song or favorite food - it changes everyday.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020