#song

My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic choices, in the way that I sing and write songs. I have always had that as part of my background and part of my influence when I am making music. ↗

— John Legend

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My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success. ↗

— John Legend

#come #fifth #first #go #grade

Well, I like songs that have like a little bit of quirkiness to them. ↗

— John Legend

#i #like #little #little bit #songs

Well, what's interesting, I try not to think about the radio when I'm writing a song. I want people to love the song, and that means it might not be exactly thinking about the radio, but it's thinking about your audience and saying, 'I want people to like this song after it's done.' ↗

— John Legend

#after #audience #done #exactly #i

The music is the shining path over which the poet travels to bring his song to the world. ↗

— Lotte Lehmann

#his #music #over #path #poet

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day. ↗

— Sean Lennon

#day #every #every day #i #inspiration

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it. ↗

— Sean Lennon

#craft #dream #got #just #kind

I also started writing songs because I had this burning activity in my heart and had to express myself. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#also #because #burning #express #had

It's nice if people ask to use your song. You have to make a decision as an artist how you feel about that. ↗

— Jared Leto

#artist #ask #decision #feel #how

I remember hearing the song when I was 12 or 14 in - it must have been in Chicago, 'cause we didn't have a radio on the farm, and it was during the second World War. I had three brothers in that war who went overseas. ↗

— Abbey Lincoln

#brothers #cause #chicago #during #farm