“Yeah, I can read music and I know the names of chords.” KnowsI CanNamesYeahChordsI Can Read Author:Dave Navarro
“I sometimes try to write something that is actually really simple and I can't do it. So, then, it's not simple anymore. It's really hard and it gets all messed up. I sometimes sit down and try to write a song with just three chords and it doesn't work.” WritingTryingI CanSometimesHardSongThreeSimpleDown AndChordsMessed Up Author:Sondre Lerche
“Sometimes an idea from six years ago will come to me out of the blue. And maybe I haven't even seen the lyrics I wrote down, but I'll just have this physical memory of having written it, and in my mind I can see the piece of paper, and the words I wrote down, and then by muscle memory, I'll remember the chords that go along with it.” YearsMindI CanIdeasSometimesRememberMemoriesPiecesWrittenHavensPaperSixYears AgoDown AndBlueMusclesChordsMuscle Memory Author:Ryan Adams
“I still feel like if I can get a song to work with, say, a basic beat, a rhythm, some chord changes, and a melody, a vocal melody - if it works with that, then I feel it's written and there's something there.” IfsFeelsStillsI CanSongWrittenBeatsRhythmMelodyChordsVocal Author:David Byrne
“I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music for them to add the lyrics to.” WritingI CanHeardAddChordsBecause I CanRobins Author:Maurice Gibb