#song

When we feel, a kind of lyric is sung in our heart. When we think, a kind of music is played in our mind. In harmony, both create a beautiful symphony of life. ↗

— Toba Beta

#harmony #heart #inspirational #instument #life

They keep the song as street as it needs to be. It's got a good catchy hook where it can do what it needs to do on the radio, but they keep the song street where it will keep credibility in the hood. ↗

— Jermaine Dupri

#credibility #good #got #hood #hook

When I go to shows, I'm really looking forward to hearing the songs I know. I don't like it when a band tries to expose me to new stuff. ↗

— Fred Durst

#expose #forward #go #hearing #i

A song is anything that can walk by itself. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#itself #song #walk

I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#i #never #political #save #save the world

I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do whatever I want. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#blues #book #country #get #i

I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and the songs are of heartache and loss. The main connection is they both came up in church. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#both #came #chord #church #connection

I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#been #blessed #comes #cursed #either

You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just have to have your facts straight. But I think you don't have to live a hard life to be a good or interesting songwriter. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#facts #good #hard #hard life #i

No, my son's a songwriter and he does that. ↗

— Mel Tillis

#son #songwriter