We have recorded songs on the same day that were released years later in other albums.Quote by Mick Jagger about day
You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes on.Quote by Mick Jagger about character
I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.Quote by Billy Joel about good, good luck
I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.Quote by Billy Joel about writing, reason, music
In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.Quote by Billy Joel about affair, age, olderness
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.Quote by Franz Kafka about nothing, love
As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.Quote by Brad Paisley
I'm not a fan of taking my songs and going out there and changing them around just to get airplay on pop radio.Quote by Brad Paisley
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
If there's a song where there's a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don't worry about what anybody thinks.Quote by Brad Paisley about worry
Two of my biggest heroes as songwriters are Roger Miller and Buck Owens. They wrote about the problems we face, but there was always an amusing turn of phrase or a chuckle.Quote by Brad Paisley about problems, face
I decided I was going to be the first producer to have a manager. And those songs became the background of the first Project album.Quote by Alan Parsons about heads
I'm delighted about the track's success in the sports world, but the frustrating thing is, I don't think I got rich on it. The labels and publishers did very cheap deals on our songs.Quote by Alan Parsons about succes, wealth, things, world
Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory, there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better.Quote by Andy Partridge
I don't want people to sit and process the song. I want them to just let them bathe over them.Quote by Mandy Patinkin about music, people
So the pure Sondheim-phile, who is so familiar with the songs from the shows, might have a more difficult time because they are not about the shows.Quote by Mandy Patinkin about family, time
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.Quote by Papa John Paul II about despair, people