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Song Quotes

The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise Picture Quote #1

This is a catastrophic universe, always; and subject to hidden reversals, upheavals, changes, cataclysms, with joy never anything but the song of substance under pressure forced into new forms and shapes Picture Quote #1

When I write a song, I always start on acoustic guitar, because that’s a good test of a song, when it’s really open and bare. You can often mislead yourself if you start with computers and samples and programming because you can disguise a bad song Picture Quote #1

Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality Picture Quote #1

You listen to your favorite song just until you’re almost getting sick of it, and then it’s so fun to rediscover it after a couple of months Picture Quote #1

I have an urban background, but I need melody, I need a song, so I try to mix and match and keep it fluid Picture Quote #1

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When a song comes from a real story and from a real place I think it comes across to people. That’s important Picture Quote #1

Whether it be a reggae song, rock song, a love song, the main thing was just to, whatever I was feeling, to try to capture that emotion Picture Quote #1

Our earliest poets were shamans. Today, as in the earliest times, true shamans are poets of consciousness who know the power of song and story to teach and to heal Picture Quote #1

If it’s a good song, it doesn’t really matter if it’s trendy or not. It will hit Picture Quote #1

The young are of age when they twitter like the old; they are driven through school to learn the old song, and, when they have this by heart, they are declared of age Picture Quote #1

A song can be more than words and music... when sung with soul a song carries you to another world, to a place where no matter how much pain you feel, you are never alone Picture Quote #1

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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I’m a boudoir singer Picture Quote #1

I’m never going to sing another song I don’t believe in. I’m never going to make another picture I don’t believe in Picture Quote #1

You end up throwing a ton of energy into one or two tracks, and the song that we thought was gonna be the single isn’t the single Picture Quote #1

I found it unbearable when I allow the song to meet the music, to allow the story to meet the music Picture Quote #1

Everyone is here on earth as an artist; to tell his particular story or sing her irreplaceable song; to leave a unique creative signature Picture Quote #1

What we like about women is sensuality, wildness, hormones. Women who make a song and dance about their intuition Picture Quote #1

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When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I’ve done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I’m successful Picture Quote #1

Beyond hoping that someone will like one of my songs, I don’t think about how a song will be received. I just hope that, when somebody hears one of my songs, they’ll want to hear it again Picture Quote #1

For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled, even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven’t forgotten: The open road still softly calls like a nearly forgotten song of childhood Picture Quote #1

I feel like humans are a disease. It’s a hard thing to communicate in a pop song. I mean, who wants to hear that? Picture Quote #1

I regard singing pretty much like acting. Each song is like playing a different role. I get very involved with my material. I feel a responsibility for the emotion it brings out in the listener Picture Quote #1

People sing each other’s songs and they cultivate standards. That’s the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song Picture Quote #1

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Songwriting as an art is a bit archaic now. Just writing a song is not good enough Picture Quote #1

I find myself a lot more open to bands if I just hear their song. It gives you an opportunity to engage with the thing itself and not be overwhelmed by everything else that surrounds it Picture Quote #1

There’s always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it’s a healthy tension Picture Quote #1

The truth is, people go to shows because they want a show. They want showbiz. When people talk about a show they saw it’s not because they heard a song, it’s because they were excited and geared up about the show Picture Quote #1

When I start a song, it’s the first thought. It’s the first thought and the first cadence, because that’s the most natural Picture Quote #1

It’s kind of a miracle to think that a device in your pocket can play pretty much any song that the world has ever created Picture Quote #1

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The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise (Song Quotes) This is a catastrophic universe, always; and subject to hidden reversals, upheavals, changes, cataclysms, with joy never anything but the song of substance under pressure forced into new forms and shapes (Song Quotes) When I write a song, I always start on acoustic guitar, because that’s a good test of a song, when it’s really open and bare. You can often mislead yourself if you start with computers and samples and programming because you can disguise a bad song (Song Quotes) Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality (Song Quotes) You listen to your favorite song just until you’re almost getting sick of it, and then it’s so fun to rediscover it after a couple of months (Song Quotes) I have an urban background, but I need melody, I need a song, so I try to mix and match and keep it fluid (Song Quotes) When a song comes from a real story and from a real place I think it comes across to people. That’s important (Song Quotes) Whether it be a reggae song, rock song, a love song, the main thing was just to, whatever I was feeling, to try to capture that emotion (Song Quotes) Our earliest poets were shamans. Today, as in the earliest times, true shamans are poets of consciousness who know the power of song and story to teach and to heal (Song Quotes) If it’s a good song, it doesn’t really matter if it’s trendy or not. It will hit (Song Quotes) The young are of age when they twitter like the old; they are driven through school to learn the old song, and, when they have this by heart, they are declared of age (Song Quotes) A song can be more than words and music... when sung with soul a song carries you to another world, to a place where no matter how much pain you feel, you are never alone (Song Quotes) I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I’m a boudoir singer (Song Quotes) I’m never going to sing another song I don’t believe in. I’m never going to make another picture I don’t believe in (Song Quotes) You end up throwing a ton of energy into one or two tracks, and the song that we thought was gonna be the single isn’t the single (Song Quotes) I found it unbearable when I allow the song to meet the music, to allow the story to meet the music (Song Quotes) Everyone is here on earth as an artist; to tell his particular story or sing her irreplaceable song; to leave a unique creative signature (Song Quotes) What we like about women is sensuality, wildness, hormones. Women who make a song and dance about their intuition (Song Quotes) When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I’ve done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I’m successful (Song Quotes) Beyond hoping that someone will like one of my songs, I don’t think about how a song will be received. I just hope that, when somebody hears one of my songs, they’ll want to hear it again (Song Quotes) For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled, even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven’t forgotten: The open road still softly calls like a nearly forgotten song of childhood (Song Quotes) I feel like humans are a disease. It’s a hard thing to communicate in a pop song. I mean, who wants to hear that? (Song Quotes) I regard singing pretty much like acting. Each song is like playing a different role. I get very involved with my material. I feel a responsibility for the emotion it brings out in the listener (Song Quotes) People sing each other’s songs and they cultivate standards. That’s the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song (Song Quotes) Songwriting as an art is a bit archaic now. Just writing a song is not good enough (Song Quotes) I find myself a lot more open to bands if I just hear their song. It gives you an opportunity to engage with the thing itself and not be overwhelmed by everything else that surrounds it (Song Quotes) There’s always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it’s a healthy tension (Song Quotes) The truth is, people go to shows because they want a show. They want showbiz. When people talk about a show they saw it’s not because they heard a song, it’s because they were excited and geared up about the show (Song Quotes) When I start a song, it’s the first thought. It’s the first thought and the first cadence, because that’s the most natural (Song Quotes) It’s kind of a miracle to think that a device in your pocket can play pretty much any song that the world has ever created (Song Quotes)

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