3,653 Quotes About Song

A different drumbeat or some vocal overdub could completely transform the song.

I've never quite felt totally comfortable up on stage. I've gotten more comfortable, but drinking wine is a crutch that gives me a little courage. It helps me lose a little bit of the self-consciousness and the awareness of how awkward it is standing on a stage with lights and a bunch of people looking at you while you sing love songs.

It's not hard to connect with the music on an emotional level and get inside the songs. It's odd, very vulnerable, and slightly embarrassing to be standing and singing and playing music in front of a bunch of strangers.

I like to sing and leave songs on voicemail. It comes from the heart.

Not philosophy, after all, not humanity, just sheer joyous power of song, is the primal thing in poetry.

Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song

The whole industry evolves around a great song

One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song