#song

People used to say nobody can sing my songs but me - they're too personal. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#nobody #people #personal #say #sing

The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#back #come #daughter #did #i

We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#compilation #coverage #creativity #critical #during

Facing inward, join hands so as to form a small circle. Then, without moving from their places they sing the opening song, according to previous agreement, in a soft undertone. ↗

— James Mooney

#agreement #circle #facing #form #hands

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#day #everything #going #i #one day

Typically I go in the studio and whatever I'm contemplating that day will wind up being a song. I don't come in with lyrics... I just go in and let it happen. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#come #contemplating #day #go #happen

Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. ↗

— Tecumseh

#death #divide #for the day #go #great

There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again. ↗

— Richard Morris

#bursting #falling #into #nothing #seconds

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the same way twice. ↗

— Van Morrison

#early #i #learnt #never #recordings

I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what I do. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it. ↗

— Van Morrison

#comfortable #doing #feel #hate #i