#songs

I work very hard on getting the songs as direct and examined as I can before I go in the studio. ↗

— Nick Lowe

#direct #examined #getting #go #hard

We wanted to sit down and conceptually work out songs. ↗

— Mike Lowry

#out #sit #songs #wanted #work

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people. ↗

— Bob Marley

#anybody #attracts #could #i #i am

There's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I've got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... so I don't write a million songs. ↗

— Christine McVie

#books #bunch #find #finish #frustrating

I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs. ↗

— John Mellencamp

#because #i #i write #my own #own

I had made all these rules for myself: I'm not writing social commentary, I'm not writing love songs. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#had #i #love #love songs #made

I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind. ↗

— Graham Nash

#i #me #mind #only #out

To reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share some memories, and play our songs again. ↗

— Ricky Nelson

#chance #friends #memories #old #old friends

I can understand someone not liking the voice or the songs. ↗

— Joanna Newsom

#i can #liking #someone #songs #understand

I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references. ↗

— Joanna Newsom

#different #different thing #folk #folk music #i