#lyric

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide. ↗

— Norman Douglas

#consolations #corner #create #creatures #deserves

That's something - you laugh about Eminem... It's funny, man, because I didn't like him when he first came out, ya know. It seemed like a big joke. But I think the guy's for real, and I like his lyrics! ↗

— Alan Vega

#because #big #came #eminem #first

See, I never wrote arrangements for the band for Judy Garland; I did strictly special material, special lyrics, put together all of her medleys. ↗

— Mel Torme

#band #did #garland #her #i

I think it need realness, you should speak on thing that you know about, that you being from, that you experienced or that you been around, you know. I think you need a good hook, good beats and good lyrics. ↗

— Obie Trice

#around #beats #been #being #experienced

I think maybe since there isn't a great deal of access to the mainstream media and people don't understand the language of mainstream media, if you put music out there with lyrics that are loosely political, people absorb some of it and spit it back out. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#access #back #deal #great #great deal

When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. How simple and charming they are! ↗

— Alma Gluck

#complete #complete control #control #english #etc

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. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#i do #inspires #know #lyrics #me

In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

#fact #in fact #itself #lyric #medium

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. ↗

— Ken Hensley

#come #comes #first #i #i always

And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#i #like #lyrics #realized #sing