Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs are about timing.Quote by Kathy Acker about writing, time
It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.Quote by Michael Bolton
The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears. As for those that we perceive, they carry sounds to us, occasionally a chord, never a melody.Quote by Albert Camus about world, quiet, silence
I think in terms of a melody that sounds like something new. Nobody's told me yet that my tunes sound familiar.Quote by Brad Paisley about music
If a melody sounds familiar, I know enough musical theory to head to another place.Quote by Brad Paisley about music, heads
If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by the fretboard.Quote by Brad Paisley about music, idea
I used to read Max Jones's column in the Melody Maker and because he wore a black beret, I sported one, too.Quote by Michael Parkinson about magic
Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.Quote by Hans Christian Andersen about life