#song

Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there. ↗

These days, there are many people around the world who listen to the songs that made me infamous and read the books that made me respectable. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

#books #days #infamous #listen #made

I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's fine. ↗

— Kenny G

#create #fine #i #i do #improvise

I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages. If somebody is putting a lot of ego out there, I don't like it. When I make my records I want it to be sincere. ↗

— Kenny G

#ego #even #i #like #listen

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song. ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

#siren #song #thee #waits

They really can't imagine what my voice is like. Every time I sing a song, they are very surprised. ↗

— Coco Lee

#every time #i #imagine #like #really

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression. ↗

— Geddy Lee

#intrigues #me #song #song structure #songwriting

I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures. ↗