#songs

All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people. ↗

— Chely Wright

#ever #get #go #i #people

My songs are my kids. Some of them stay with me, some others I have to send out, out to the war. It might sound stupid and it might even sound naive, but that's just the way it is. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#i #just #kids #me #might

We toyed with the idea of making it a double album, but I think that would only have confused everybody even more, so we decided to stick with the songs we picked. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#confused #decided #double #even #everybody

When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. How simple and charming they are! ↗

— Alma Gluck

#complete #complete control #control #english #etc

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 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

I went to see 'Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman.' I have been a fan of his music for years, and I was invited to opening night because I know one of the producers. ↗

— John Edward

#been #david #fan #heart #his

It's amazing what some people read into songs. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#into #people #read #some #some people