I have yet to have a successful outcome of sitting in a room with someone and trying to write a song. The way that I generally co-write is that someo….

I know that I can't ever write a song that just sounds completely saccharin. Even if I'm singing about someone being my complete love life, I'm singi….

Lucivar winced. "She guzzled half the flask — and it wasn't one of his home brews, it was the concoction you created." Jaenelle’s eyes widened. “You ….

As a producer you can be more objective about the songs because you didn't write them..

The poems in Helena Mesa’s virtuosic first book, Horse Dance Underwater, run with such speed, verve, and alacrity they leave you breathless, exhilara….

If Jennifer Lopez could write songs like Fiona Apple's, she wouldn't have to spend so many hours at the gym..

Future's Pluto is my favorite album of the year. It's so emo. Future is the number one dude I'd love to produce for - every time I listen to the song….

Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?.

For one, the nonverbal aspects of music are the most important to me. Then, whatever sort of emotion the music carries, intrinsically, dictates the i….

John Lennon was a musical genius. All I have to do is think of some of his songs and even the titles make me feel good... and I'm not the only one. H….

Little drops of rain Whisper of the pain Tears of love Lost in the days gone by..

And there are certain songs that are really timepieces and shouldn't be touched. But some of them are a celebration of good humour and sensibility an….

You could name practically any problem in the hood and there'd be a rap song for you..

Every day is different and improvised. Sometimes, a song can lead to a completely different adventure. You can't control it..

And sweet and far as from a star, replied a voice which shall not cease, till drowning all the noise of war, it sings the blessed song of peace.

Lyrics are what I tend to tear hair out over and they're where I tend to feel weak musically, if I'm being very honest. It is not something I feel li….

It's incredible how one song or even one little phrase or just a few notes, if you really concentrate on it, can be a kaleidoscope of possibility..

Give up on trying to be original. Every song has been sung, every picture has been painted, and every story has been told. The best one can do is sin….

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things..

And I think Taylor Swift is just an exemplary young lady. It's kind of interesting to see what a profound songwriter she is. I don't even think anyon….

Sometimes, months elapse before we've completed the song completely. There's no set rule. Something inside of you says - 'now you can present it!' If….