“The music comes first, like, 99 percent of the time. I come up with the basic chord structure and the melody first and then I get really obsessed with arranging, adding, and subtracting parts. The last step of the process, for me, is finding words that fit into that structure and figuring out exactly what I want to talk about.” WantFirstsLastsProcessStepsFitFindingsPercentStructureCome UpObsessedMelodyChordsGet RealArranging Author:Mikal Cronin
“I am really obsessed with finding melodies that just hypnotize you and sink you into a song.” SongFindingsObsessedMelody Author:Hoodie Allen
“Music allows a person to express their deepest thoughts, thoughts that cannot be expressed with just words. I am often asked how I begin a song or develop a melody from nothing. That is the spiritual aspect of creating. Finding something deep within yourself that can only be created by you.” PersonsSpiritualSongFindingsCreatingAspectMelodyDeep WithinDeepest Thoughts Author:Bradley Joseph
“I've never used the word jamming. It's a matter of finding a great song and learning the chords, then slightly altering the vocal melody, and matching a classic chord progression with another chord progression.” MatterUsedSongFindingsClassicMelodyChordsVocalProgressionMatching Author:M. Ward
“I was in a hardcore band that had no melody, no chance of finding any success, and I was just trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do with my life. And that came out and changed my life forever - on an artistic level, and a lyrical level, for sure.” TryingChanceLevelsHellForeverFiguresChangedBandFindingsArtisticMelodyChanged My LifeLyricalHardcore Author:Aaron Bruno
“I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much more of a musical approach: You learn a melody, and then you sing it, I suppose, or you find a rhythm or a cadence that works for the material. And then it's sort of about hitting that note correctly and finding those beats.” FeelsCharacterMaterialsFindingsApproachBeatsNotesMusicalRhythmMelodyPerformersHittingCadence Author:Brady Corbet