Song Quotes

Whether one show one's self a man of genius in science or compose a song, the only point is, whether the thought, the discovery, the deed, is living and can live on.

Let every man sing his own song in life.

It's hard being the guy that brings in a song, because you're very, you know, it can be something that you get too sensitive about.

I love not being in charge of writing all the songs, and being the front person - the whole thing is cool.

You definitely get more of a band feel to a song if you've been playing a song live a bunch.

I recognize that there are some great things about not playing a song live, and just kind of piecing it together as you go.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

In truth we know by experience that song has great force and vigour to move and inflame the hearts of men to invoke and praise God with a more vehement and ardent zeal.

In mid-wood silence, thus, how sweet to be; Where all the noises, that on peace intrude, Come from the chittering cricket, bird, and bee, Whose songs have charms to sweeten solitude.

People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every Springsteen song talks about that.

People want you to play the songs they know. I try not to reflect too much, and I don't really like to focus too much on myself.

If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them.

A good song is a good song, and good musicians can play all different styles.

In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs.

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.

At the start of 2005 the idea of downloading a song to a mobile phone was an idea, by the end of the year it was a reality.

So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't know why.

People love fact-based songs, which is a very funny idea.

That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; I'm not a good mandolin player at all.

I just feel like the songs that come out are the songs that come.

Others may sing the song. Others may right the wrong.

Sweeter than any sungMy songs that found no tongue;Nobler than any factMy wish that failed of act.Others shall sing the song,Others shall right the wrong,-Finish what I begin,And all I fail of win.

Unfortunately for humanity, I've gotten into the habit of providing my own closing music for shows by singing a song and playing the ukulele.

Sweet are the pleasures that to verse belong, And doubly sweet a brotherhood in song.

O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet the Evening listens.

Where are the songs of Spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them; thou has thy music too.

I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.

People tell me all the time that my songs help them express things to loved ones that they may not be able to say themselves.

The main focus for me is not trying to find duet partners. It's about just making great songs. I want most of my album to be in my voice, because it's my point of view.

When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that, or whether I'm going to feature this or that rapper. I just focus on just making a great song and figure out the rest later.

I've written good love songs when I have been in love and I've written good love songs when I haven't.

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

There's a lot of hurry up and wait. But it gives you time to write a song.

That's the evergreen nature of a great song. They can be resurrected. They can be covered. They can find new relevance due to changing circumstances in history.

Music business is hard. It's very difficult. And it's not for everyone. Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some kind of thick skin.

It ( In My Life ) was the first song that I wrote that was really, consciously about my life.... up until then, it had been all glib and throwaway.

I'm always proud and pleased when people do my songs. It gives me pleasure that they even attempt them, because a lot of my songs aren't that doable.

I started being me about the songs, not writing objectively, but subjectively. I think it was Dylan who helped me realize that - not by any discussion or anything, but by hearing his work.

I felt an obligation even then to write a song that people would sing in the pub or on a demonstration. That is why I would like to compose songs for the revolution.

I must say the more interesting songs to me were the black ones because they were more simple.

'Revolution' . There were two versions of that song but the underground left only picked up on the one that said 'count me out'.

Today's folk song is rock and roll. Although it happened to emanate from America, that's not really important in the end because we wrote our own music and that changed everything.

Most of the songs came from Europe and Africa and now they were coming back to us. Many of [Bob] Dylan's best songs came from Scotland, Ireland or England. It was a sort of cultural exchange.

I've been asked over the years to compile a list of desert-island discs. I couldn't do that. If I was trapped on a desert island, I don't think I'd want 10 songs to bring with me.

There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners.

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really.

I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine.

Yeah, Under The Table And Dreaming shaped the way that I think about writing songs.

I don't write songs in order to stick it to my exes. I don't release underground dis tracks.