Song Quotes - page 72

There is a one-in-300 chance that Earth will be struck on March 16, 2880, by an asteroid large enough to destroy civilization and possibly cause the extinction of the human race. But, on the bright side, Prince could re-release his hit song with the new refrain 'We're gonna party like its twenty-eight seventy-nine.' (Nathan Myhrvold)
Every song I've ever written has been based in reality, based in fact, things that happen to me. View quote
Ne-Yo
For my 23rd birthday, I received a nylon string guitar. I told myself that if I could play Eric Clapton's 'Tears In Heaven,' then I could play the guitar. I practised every chance I got, driving my housemates insane, until several weeks later I had a shaky version of the song down. I wrote my first song on the guitar a few weeks after that. View quote
Neil Jackson
When I was eight, my mum found me humming to myself and scribbling on a scrap of paper. When she asked me what I was doing, I got shy. I was writing a Christmas song, and I had never shared my music with anyone before. Reluctantly, I sang it for her... and she loved it. Of course she did - she's my mum. View quote
Neil Jackson
I have a real dog-like mentality, in that it's like, 'Where is my next meal coming from? Am I ever gonna eat again? Will I ever write another song again? Will anyone show up for tour?' I think it comes from being really poor as a kid. View quote
Neko Case
You never know until a song comes out and becomes what it becomes, obviously you can't predict how the masses will react. View quote
Nelly
The nice thing about a protest song is that it takes the complaint, the fussing, the finger-pointing, and gives it an added component of sociable harmony. View quote
Nicholson Baker
There's a lot of reflection that goes on whenever I write a song - it's been a wild whirlwind last couple of years and there's a lot to talk about, and hopefully that's evident in the music. View quote
Nick Lachey
I think it's always interesting how music means different things to different people, and people who overthink it are looking to in some ways show off with music, versus people who just respond to a song and decide to sing it. View quote
Noah Baumbach
I get plenty of, 'Is that song about me?' from men but I just tell them to get over themselves. View quote
Paloma Faith
I guess I've never been introduced properly to Pink Floyd. I know they're great, don't get me wrong. Excellent, excellent musicians; great band; awesome harmony; great song writers; I just don't know anything besides, I guess, the popular songs on the radio. (Phil Anselmo)
I remember seeing the song in some diners on the selection gadget that plays records at the table while you were eating. We were never told if the songs ever got on any charts. View quote
Phil Harris
I'm not a folk or jazz singer, more a hard-edged pop singer - with some rock, and song hooks. View quote
Phoebe Snow
I always feel like I want to write a song when I'm really upset. And when I'm in an argument with my family, I go straight to the piano and just kind of take it out on the piano and get all emotional. View quote
Pixie Lott
I'm not afraid to use my personal experiences and put them into a song. I think that's when you get the best stuff anyway, when it's real emotion. View quote
Pixie Lott
I need a little bass and I don't even need that crazy bass to break your face. I just want it to sound good when I have my favorite song. View quote
Patrice O'Neal
This world has need of song and sword. View quote
Patricia Briggs
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 in Cadillac commercials. It looks greedy. And it is greedy. This whole music thing should be about music. View quote
Patrick Carney
Taylor Swift dates guys so she can write a breakup song about them. I don't think she's dating for love - I think she's dating for creativity. So let's get her off the market and put her in dating detox. If she really wants love, she has to stop writing music about them. View quote
Patti Stanger
I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that. View quote
Patty Griffin
Often I have to move my body in a certain way, like exercising, to begin to get into the right rhythm for writing a song. (Patty Griffin)
I wrote 'She's a Lady' on the back of a TWA menu, flying back from London after doing Tom Jones's TV show. Jones's manager wanted me to write him a song. If I have an idea and I don't have a pad of paper, I'll write on whatever is available. What's the difference? Paper is paper. View quote
Paul Anka
Much responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the song leader; it is not infrequently within his power to make or break a meeting. View quote
Paul Harris
If my life were a song, what would it be? 'A Never Ending Road of Musical Good Times'. View quote
Paul McDonald
You've got to be a really straight man to write a song like 'It's Raining Men.' View quote
Paul Shaffer