#song

Cause when you're sequencing a record, you want the listener to stick with it from beginning to end, and in order to do that, you really have to map out the journey from the first song to the last. ↗

— Dave Grohl

#cause #end #first #journey #last

My songwriting is like extending a hand to the listener. ↗

— Dave Grohl

#hand #like #listener #songwriting

I think I'm most proud of my family right now. I'm more into that then I've ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs. ↗

— Merle Haggard

#area #been #creativity #draw #ever

It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car. ↗

— Merle Haggard

#freight #guthrie #i #i was raised #like

Sometimes if you get 'em too drunk they don't pay no attention to what you're doin' anyways, so you might as well just do old songs. But if you get one that's paying attention, sometimes we'll do some new material. ↗

— Merle Haggard

#attention #doin #drunk #get #just

If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times. ↗

— Ayumi Hamasaki

#dark #honest #i #i write #low

The biggest thrill you can have is to tell people one of your songs, and have them be able to hum it. ↗

— Marvin Hamlisch

#biggest #biggest thrill #hum #people #songs

As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice. ↗

— Ben Harper

#express #express yourself #i #i think #long

I really feel there's no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That's an empowering feeling - that we can bring a song to life. ↗

— Ben Harper

#bring #empowering #feel #feeling #i

The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it. ↗

— Ben Harper

#artists #crush #get #great #i