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Song Quotes

Maybe the key to finding the perfect song is simply rewriting the lyrics Picture Quote #1

My creative process isn’t a long one, so I could have started a song 10 years ago and then finish it 10 years later. It’s all just about pushing around words and melodies, for me. The material is kind of shape-shifting Picture Quote #1

I have loved music so much from when I was little, and I don’t know whether it was because I saw my dad doing it and then I got the idea; I don’t know what came first... But I always had a hairbrush in the mirror singing. I was always with him backstage; I would go out and be pulled in for the last song Picture Quote #1

Close to the Edge’ is the album where we first attempted to do the extra-long-form piece of music, having one song taking up the whole side of a piece of vinyl Picture Quote #1

My first song, ‘Just Becuz,’ was co-written by the awesome Baby Bash Picture Quote #1

The great thing about Shoot ‘Em Up, Baby is that it’s the first song that we went and recorded [with Andy Kim] Picture Quote #1

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When I want to party, I play BeyoncÃƒÂ©’s Crazy in Love. That’s always been the song that my friends and I get ready to; or before I go on a first date, I play it to feel sexy Picture Quote #1

Technically, my first acting job was in one of my videos for a song called ‘Retrospect For Life,’ which Lauryn Hill directed and featured an actress by the name of N’bushe Wright, who played my girlfriend who was about to be pregnant. I remember being so nervous about it, but now I feel like I can conquer the world with it Picture Quote #1

I’ve written poetry since I was in the first grade, and it wasn’t until I was a little bit older that I realized poetry could be put to music and become a song Picture Quote #1

...full of God’s thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a place of beginnings abounding in first lessons of life, mountain building, eternal, invincible, unbreakable order; with sermons in stone, storms, trees, flowers, and animals brimful with humanity Picture Quote #1

It’s a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn’t even know that I could write songs Picture Quote #1

I always loved song writers who wrote songs in the first person, so it’s kind of like that Picture Quote #1

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One of the first places where I started to respond to song lyrics was in reggae music. A lot of what I was responding to were references to the Old Testament. It was not that I had to adapt the lyrics to the sound. Reggae and the Old Testament are bound up together. There wasn’t anything that I had to do Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first song when I was 6 years old. It was actually called ‘Six Years Old.’ Picture Quote #1

My first songs were about animals and shoes. I wrote one song about PF Flyers, and one to my fish Picture Quote #1

The first song I wrote was called ‘You,’ and it was a love song about somebody who didn’t even exist Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first song, ‘Conversion’, to this little hip-hop instrumental. I went to an open-mic, plugged my iPod into the P.A., and sang over the beat Picture Quote #1

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 was about smog Picture Quote #1

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Love Me Do, the first song we recorded, John was supposed to sing the lead, but they changed their minds and asked me to sing lead because they wanted John to play harmonica Picture Quote #1

Celine Dion is one of my heroes. The first song I learned was My Heart Will Go On. And we sang Because You Loved Me for my mom which was a huge deal for me Picture Quote #1

The first song that made me interested in music was ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ by Roy Orbison. It was the guitar intro, that riff, that I really liked and made me listen in a different way Picture Quote #1

When I was about 13 or 14. I was in a Kingston Trio type group. We evolved into the New Breed. Our first song on the radio was Green Eyed Woman, not to be confused with Green Eyed Lady Picture Quote #1

There’s a song called ‘All We’d Ever Need,’ which is actually the first song that the three of us wrote together on our first album, and when we wrote that song I didn’t have any real experience to pull from Picture Quote #1

The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the ‘Malcom X’ film. I was with my father, and that’s the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke Picture Quote #1

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I’d say the key thing is to remain true to what originally got you into music. When I wrote ‘Hallelujah,’ it ignited me to do music because of the love and joy that I got from writing that song. Down the road, you get all of these opinions from people; just remember what got you started in the first place Picture Quote #1

Some people, like Leonard Cohen, write one album every 10 years, and labor over a song for five years at a time Picture Quote #1

When you’re in a band and there’s five of you, you have to accommodate five people in every song Picture Quote #1

But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78 records that had silly song titles Picture Quote #1

If you play I Don’t Want To Know by Fleetwood Mac loud enough -- you can hear Lindsey Buckingham’s fingers sliding down the strings of his acoustic guitar. ...And we were convinced that this was the definitive illustration of what we both loved about music; we loved hearing the INSIDE of a song Picture Quote #1

Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It’s so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have Picture Quote #1

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Maybe the key to finding the perfect song is simply rewriting the lyrics (Song Quotes) My creative process isn’t a long one, so I could have started a song 10 years ago and then finish it 10 years later. It’s all just about pushing around words and melodies, for me. The material is kind of shape-shifting. (Song Quotes) I have loved music so much from when I was little, and I don’t know whether it was because I saw my dad doing it and then I got the idea; I don’t know what came first... But I always had a hairbrush in the mirror singing. I was always with him backstage; I would go out and be pulled in for the last song. (Song Quotes) Close to the Edge’ is the album where we first attempted to do the extra-long-form piece of music, having one song taking up the whole side of a piece of vinyl. (Song Quotes) My first song, ‘Just Becuz,’ was co-written by the awesome Baby Bash (Song Quotes) The great thing about Shoot ‘Em Up, Baby is that it’s the first song that we went and recorded [with Andy Kim]. (Song Quotes) When I want to party, I play BeyoncÃƒÂ©’s Crazy in Love. That’s always been the song that my friends and I get ready to; or before I go on a first date, I play it to feel sexy. (Song Quotes) Technically, my first acting job was in one of my videos for a song called ‘Retrospect For Life,’ which Lauryn Hill directed and featured an actress by the name of N’bushe Wright, who played my girlfriend who was about to be pregnant. I remember being so nervous about it, but now I feel like I can conquer the world with it. (Song Quotes) I’ve written poetry since I was in the first grade, and it wasn’t until I was a little bit older that I realized poetry could be put to music and become a song. (Song Quotes) ...full of God’s thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a place of beginnings abounding in first lessons of life, mountain building, eternal, invincible, unbreakable order; with sermons in stone, storms, trees, flowers, and animals brimful with humanity. (Song Quotes) It’s a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn’t even know that I could write songs. (Song Quotes) I always loved song writers who wrote songs in the first person, so it’s kind of like that (Song Quotes) One of the first places where I started to respond to song lyrics was in reggae music. A lot of what I was responding to were references to the Old Testament. It was not that I had to adapt the lyrics to the sound. Reggae and the Old Testament are bound up together. There wasn’t anything that I had to do. (Song Quotes) I wrote my first song when I was 6 years old. It was actually called ‘Six Years Old.’ (Song Quotes) My first songs were about animals and shoes. I wrote one song about PF Flyers, and one to my fish. (Song Quotes) The first song I wrote was called ‘You,’ and it was a love song about somebody who didn’t even exist. (Song Quotes) I wrote my first song, ‘Conversion’, to this little hip-hop instrumental. I went to an open-mic, plugged my iPod into the P.A., and sang over the beat. (Song Quotes) 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 was about smog. (Song Quotes) Love Me Do, the first song we recorded, John was supposed to sing the lead, but they changed their minds and asked me to sing lead because they wanted John to play harmonica. (Song Quotes) Celine Dion is one of my heroes. The first song I learned was My Heart Will Go On. And we sang Because You Loved Me for my mom which was a huge deal for me. (Song Quotes) The first song that made me interested in music was ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ by Roy Orbison. It was the guitar intro, that riff, that I really liked and made me listen in a different way. (Song Quotes) When I was about 13 or 14. I was in a Kingston Trio type group. We evolved into the New Breed. Our first song on the radio was Green Eyed Woman, not to be confused with Green Eyed Lady. (Song Quotes) There’s a song called ‘All We’d Ever Need,’ which is actually the first song that the three of us wrote together on our first album, and when we wrote that song I didn’t have any real experience to pull from. (Song Quotes) The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the ‘Malcom X’ film. I was with my father, and that’s the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke. (Song Quotes) I’d say the key thing is to remain true to what originally got you into music. When I wrote ‘Hallelujah,’ it ignited me to do music because of the love and joy that I got from writing that song. Down the road, you get all of these opinions from people; just remember what got you started in the first place. (Song Quotes) Some people, like Leonard Cohen, write one album every 10 years, and labor over a song for five years at a time. (Song Quotes) When you’re in a band and there’s five of you, you have to accommodate five people in every song. (Song Quotes) But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78 records that had silly song titles. (Song Quotes) If you play I Don’t Want To Know by Fleetwood Mac loud enough -- you can hear Lindsey Buckingham’s fingers sliding down the strings of his acoustic guitar. ...And we were convinced that this was the definitive illustration of what we both loved about music; we loved hearing the INSIDE of a song. (Song Quotes) Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It’s so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have. (Song Quotes)

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