Low gurgling laughter, as sweet As the swallow's song i' the South, And a ripple of dimples that, dancing, meet By the curves of a perfect mouth..

I've learned that people latch onto labels and stereotypes. There was a period when I was asked in every single interview how I liked being the new F….

Because music, like color, or a cloud, is neither intelligent nor unintelligent - it just is. The chord, the simplest building block for even the tri….

I like listening to Beyonce, and I like Jason Derulo. I love his new song 'Don't Wanna Go Home.'.

Wasurenaide is neither my song nor anyone else's song. Because it is the song that belongs to the 5 members of Tohoshinki. Therefore, I don't want it….

Adele Adkins' retro-soul debut, '19', was striking less for her songs than for that voice: a voluptuous, slightly parched alto that swooped and flutt….

A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se..

You've got to stay current and up with the competition. The main thing, though, is finding the greatest songs you can possibly find..

Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ev….

I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for me, saying they ought to go into my n….

Music just ain't what it used to; We used to have songs that you could shoplift or boost to..

You don't do background music the way a lot of more conventional films do. The music is often kind of a character in your films to the extent that so….

A good song has to have a great melody, and the lyrics have to touch my heart. Now, if it's just a little toe-tapper, got to make me feel good someho….

I don't know why people call me a jazz singer, though I guess people associate me with jazz because I was raised in it, from way back. I'm not puttin….

When the bus or the plane rolled or flew through the night, they sang songs of their own composition about Mr Nixon and the Republicans in chorus wit….

I love playing our older songs along with newer ones but If all I have is my old stuff, I quit. Creating is more rewarding..

I doubt I'll be singing forever, because at some point people aren't going to want to hear my music, and I hope that I'll still get the opportunity t….

Someone told me about drama schools, and they seemed like mythological places - you can really go and be in drama classes all day? I inadvertently en….

I think those walks to the studio were the most enjoyable times for me, because I could get lost in my head and think about what I wanted the album t….

It's warts and all in my songs, and I think that's why people can relate to them..

What I mean is I'd rather be a Burt Bacharach figure, where if I did gigs there'd be other people there singing the songs. I just don't want to promo….