I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I was when I was 20..
God, I love John Cassavetes..
You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio..
When we sing a song we give our soul a cuddle.
I'm definitely a guitar player, but it's the last thing I listen to in a song, after the singer and the drums..
I think being a singer-songwriter... your job is to tell a story that other people can't really tell themselves. And I really hope that people kinda ….
Just trying to get to know what director Bill Condon wanted. He's a great director and knows exactly what he wants. He knew every lyric to every song….
Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather..
My first song was about the smog over Dublin in the 1980s, so yeah, I suppose I was always socially conscious. My first song was not a love song, it ….
My mum's family would all get together, with guitars, harmonica, mandolins and upright bass and play old blues and folk songs. That was normal to me..
What you believe one day isn't what you believe the next day and I think every writer secretly believes that they may never be able to do write good ….
I got an email from my dad after the Super Bowl, and he was like, "Will you send me all of the Beyoncé Knowles songs that you have on your computer?"….
I only performed a song so I could not write an essay. I just enjoyed being around bands, and around musicians, and, I didn't want to be the girl who….
Maybe it's because I grew up during the MTV generation, but to me a perfect song is one I can imagine a music video to, a song that can take you into….
Things can change in a day..
I've been writing songs since I was like six or seven. I've been writing poetry and short stories and stuff, but my first serious, serious song, I wr….
I've never had any kind of work ethic. I've never sat down with the intention of writing a song..
Rappers shouldn't have to file taxes because they itemize everything they own in songs..
Writing the songs at the cabin, I couldn't help but be drawn to the boom-chicka rhythms as much as I tried to fight it. But when I fought it, the cre….
My Facebook page confuses a lot of people. I'll post a Beyoncé Knowles song, and, people are like, "What are you doing?! This is bullshit," and I'm l….
When no one's buying your records, it's easy to justify selling a song. But once you start selling records, you can't really justify having two songs….