#song

Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you'll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where? ↗

— Nancy Sinatra

#first #first time #i #me #release

The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name. ↗

— Nancy Sinatra

#being #boots #brand #gratitude #hit

Then all of a sudden, Quentin Tarantino comes along and puts a song from 40 years ago in one of his films and they've suddenly discovered you. That was a real gift that Quentin gave me. ↗

— Nancy Sinatra

#along #comes #discovered #films #gave

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships. ↗

— Rick Springfield

#experience #personal #personal experience #relationships #songs

With acting I am being led by the script, other actors, the director, etc. But with songwriting I feel it is much more self reliant and allows me to be in the creative experience without being as dependent on others. ↗

— Helen Slater

#allows #am #being #creative #dependent

But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in. ↗

— Mel Torme

#medium #per #perform #popular #pretty

I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#feel #how #i #i feel #just

It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#just #lot #meaning #now #popular

A close-up on screen can say all a song can. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#say #screen #song

This is the way I wanna die. Torn apart by angry fans who want me to play a different song. ↗

— Regina Spektor

#apart #die #different #fans #i