“I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.” KnowsWritingKindGuySongFiguresNormalMelancholyDepressingReally Depressing Author:Townes Van Zandt
“I had this idea when I was in the hospital, .. It seems like every year I always have different people come and ask for a Christmas song and it seemed strangely appropriate for me this year because Christmas is the time that I am supposed to be sort of back and up and running and whatnot. So I just wrote a song about returning from this very interesting journey and kind of getting back to normal and getting back to work and my regular life.” PeopleYearsKindIdeasDifferentSeemsRunningSongAsksInterestingJourneyNormalChristmasSupposed To BeAppropriateHospitalsVery InterestingDifferent PeoplesBack To WorkChristmas Song Author:Andrew McMahon
“My mom and I are very honest with each other, almost to a fault. But that's just the way I am in life. If you listen to my record, I'm just honest about stupid stuff most normal people wouldn't put in a pop song.” PeopleIfsWaySongStuffRecordsHonestStupidMomNormalFaultsMy MomPopsPop Song Author:Kesha
“To me, the idea of a weatherman is really powerful. There's a guy on television or on the radio telling us the future, and nobody cares. It's this daily mundane miracle, and I think the songs I chose are about noticing the beauty in normal, everyday life.” ThinkingIdeasCareGuySongPowerfulTelevisionNormalMiracleEverydayRadioEveryday LifeMundaneNoticingNobody CaresReally PowerfulWeathermen Author:Gregory Alan Isakov
“As much as I remember, I just thought, I want to sing a song that starts normal and ends crazy.” WantEndsRememberSongCrazyNormal Author:Steve Martin
“Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.” PeopleThinkingSongStarsGenerationsRocksLuckyNormalQueensRock StarQueen Song Author:Brian May
“Every time I'm home from tour I try to write some new songs, but it can get really hard trying to keep up with normal life, I always get so behind.” WritingTryingHardHomeSongBehindsNormalGet RealNormal LifeNew Songs Author:Tim Lambesis
“Something that distinguishes my solo work from normal rap production is that it has a lot of melody - it's not just cutting up a song and having someone rap over it.” SongCuttingNormalProductionsRapOver ItMelodySolo Author:Girl Talk
“Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.” ThinkingHardArtistSongTaughtNormalImpactFolksHumbleHard TimesBe HumbleFolk Music Author:Janis Ian
“What is good is what it's going to lead to, like the song "Jai Ho." If good numbers are going to come in the future, it bodes well for a lot of things. But then, who's going to maintain that. That's the question. So far they could never lead to an Indian song, like a normal film song in this that they can relate to.” IfsWellsFilmSongNumbersNormalRelateIndian Author:A. R. Rahman
“The next song I wrote in Paris years ago in a dream. So I didn't really write it, the universe wrote it. And that's what I believe about music, I believe it belongs to the universe, it comes from there and it's this beautiful energy that we share that transcends normal flash existence and that we inspire each other through.” WritingYearsBelieveDreamBeautifulSongUniverseNextEnergyI BelieveExistenceShareInspireNormalYears AgoParisFlash Author:Serj Tankian
“Sometimes I don't pick up the guitar for six months or so," "Other times I get away, go to a hotel or something, to write songs. Or go stay with a friend and bring the dog and do stuff away from my normal routine. Then I sit down and play guitar at night. I do it differently every time . There is no set way.” WayWritingSometimesPlayNightSongStuffDogMonthsNormalSixPicksDown AndGuitarHotelGet AwayRoutineSix Months Author:Holly Golightly
“In order to make a normal-sized record, a singer songwriter should have a couple dozen finished songs. Once they go through the process of production, the ones that scream out at you that they're finished are the ones that make the record.” ShouldSongOrderProcessRecordsCoupleNormalShould HaveProductionsFinishedSingersScreamDozenSongwritersSinger Songwriters Author:M. Ward
“And then, one day, they program a new tune, and it really catches your ear, you know, because you can be doing the washing up or something, you know, in your apartment and suddenly you go, whoa, what are they playing in there? And you run to the wall, but it's finished - but the song's finished. You only heard enough of it just the pique your interest. And you never know when they're going to play it again, of course, like a normal radio station.” KnowsEnoughPlayRunningSongCoursesInterestHeardWallOne DayNormalProgramEarsRadioFinishedTunesStationsApartmentWashingRadio StationsPique Author:Nick Lowe
“I am responsible for what happened to me but if I was to stay there it is kind of a constant reminder and it is very easy.... You know the new song is called Mental.... I am not trying to hide from people that I have OCD, and I don't think that I am a completely normal person.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsTryingKindPersonsSongEasyHappenedNormalResponsibleConstantRemindersOcdNew Songs Author:Shane Bunting
“Trying to make your own sound is hard. When I was producing for other artists, I could just produce and write songs as a normal songwriter, and almost make them generic. The artists themselves, whoever is singing that song, can put their own twist on it. When it came to my own material, I had to really dig deep, because I was just writing generic stuff. It sounded like everybody else, like Justin Timberlake, like Usher. I never wanted to sound like someone, that's when you know it's not going to work.” KnowsWritingTryingHardWantedArtistSongStuffSoundMy OwnProduceMaterialsNormalSingingSongwritersGoing To WorkTwistsJustinDig DeepGeneric Author:Karl Wolf
“Just because I don't sing about the normal country themes doesn't mean my songs aren't country. I'd rather sing about having fun.” MeanCountrySongFunNormalHaving FunTheme Author:Kenny Chesney
“The Doctor: Doctor Song, you've got that face on again. River: What face? The Doctor: The "He's hot when he's clever" face. River: This is my normal face. The Doctor: Yes it is. River: Oh, shut up. The Doctor: Not a chance.” FacesSongChanceNormalRiversDoctorsHotCleverShut UpDoctor Who Author:Steven Moffat