“I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians apart. My songs bring images to the listener's mind. The object is to transport my listeners to another place, some place sacred and spiritual that will make them glad they took the ride.” WritingMindFirstsAbleSpiritualSongObjectsMusicianSacredGladMemorableMelodyComposerListenersAlways BelieveTransport Author:Bradley Joseph
“Some songs seem to achieve the quality of a geometric object - a ball, box, or cone - and I don't mess with 'em.” SeemsSongQualityAchieveObjectsBallsBoxesMessEmsConesGeometric Author:Peter Blegvad
“I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I've never tried to attach myself to that.” NeedsKindLittlesMightSongObjectsPersonalityJokesDeeperDistraught Author:Cass McCombs
“Children should be encouraged to search out in nature the objects that illustrate Bible teachings, and to trace in the Bible the similitudes drawn from nature. They should search out, both in nature and in Holy Writ, every object representing Christ, and those also that He employed in illustrating truth. Thus may they learn to see Him in tree and vine, in lily and rose, in sun and star. They may learn to hear His voice in the song of birds, in the sighing of the trees, in the rolling thunder, and in the music of the sea. And every object in nature will repeat to them His precious lessons.” ShouldMayChildrenSongStarsVoiceChristSunTreeSeaTeachingObjectsHolyLessonsBirdRoseRepeatsRollingEmployedThunderRepresentingLiliesVinesBe EncouragedIllustratingSun And Stars Author:Ellen G. White
“I do get a little shy about contemporary language and events, but I also enjoy the idea of dating myself, somehow, anchoring a song in a specific time and place. Sometimes the new words and objects are too enjoyable and descriptive to ignore. And maybe making work that acknowledges that it won't last forever is important, too.” LittlesImportantIdeasSometimesLastsSongLanguageEnjoyForeverEventsObjectsDatingContemporaryAcknowledgeShyEnjoyableNew Words Author:John K. Samson
“In reggae I have a model of artistic excellence and possibility that is challenging and inspiring. The poem remains a demanding thing - an object to be understood and shaped into my own sense of self, the same is true of the play, the novel, the short story. Yet, for some reason, I approach these existing genres with the kind of confidence that the reggae artist approaches any song floating around out there.” KindSelfReasonPlayStoriesArtistSongChallengesMy OwnNovelPossibilityObjectsApproachModelsUnderstoodRemainsExcellenceArtisticGenreShort StoryFloatingSense Of SelfReggae Author:Kwame Dawes