312 Quotes About Songs

It's weird, because the ideas in my songs aren't controversial to me. I feel like I should be able to sing about anything.

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

I'm writing songs to perform, to entertain. And when I'm really trying to get inspired, I go backwards, and I just rap.

In 1963 we did every one of these songs with Jerry,

If the songs aren't there and you throw a TV set out of the window, who cares?

For me, I really feel like if there's not a real, true connection to the material, I don't need to sing it. I don't need to sing songs just because I like them anymore. I've done that.

I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists.

I don't know what the inspiration for most of songs really mean until I finish them. For the most part, I'm going for a visceral impression, and I write the words last.

I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs.