#song

The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#edited #every #every day #experiences #go

But when you get to a song, not only do you have to do a vocal melody, you have to write words and not be redundant and make some semblance of a story. ↗

— Glenn Danzig

#make #melody #only #redundant #semblance

I don't feel I have to write deep and meaningful songs; they can be light and meaningless. It has to do with the place I am in my life, a really good place. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#deep #feel #good #good place #i

I won't deny a song or a melody. I can't deny it. ↗

— Fred Durst

#i #melody #song #won

I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#anything #attracted #exposed #first #got

I'm a songwriter first. ↗

— Carole King

#i #songwriter

When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach. ↗

— Macklemore

#become #expectation #i #i write #kind

I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too. ↗

— Martina McBride

#happy #hopefully #i #i am #i am happy

When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do. ↗

— Paul McCartney

#bit #down #get #i #idea

I appreciate the additional additives and preservatives that help sell a project, but I'm sticking to what works best for me. I gotta sell the album live on stage and make people believe in the songs. ↗

— Busta Rhymes

#additives #album #appreciate #believe #best