“As the writer of the lyric of the song 'God's Country,' I am outraged by the suggestion that somehow I am connected with, believe in, or am sympathetic with Communist or totalitarian philosophy.” BelieveCountryPhilosophySongConnectedCommunistSuggestionsSympatheticOutraged Author:Yip Harburg
“A song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own devices. It must affect them not just as a song, but as a lifestyle. The rock stars have assimilated all kinds of philosophies, styles, histories, writings, and they throw out what they have gleaned from that.” PeopleWritingKindPhilosophyCharacterUseBodySongStarsInfluenceRocksStyleShapesLifestyleAll KindsDevicesRock StarInfluencing People Book:David Bowie: The Last Interview Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“My intent for EPs - and, really, my philosophy on my music - is that every single song has to be worth it.” PhilosophySongMusic IsWorth It Author:Betty Who
“... not only dowomen sufferindignities in daily life, but the literature of the world proclaims their inferiority and divinely decreed subjection in all history, sacred and profane, in science, philosophy, poetry, and song.” WorldPhilosophySongLiteratureHistorySacredDaily LifeInferiorityProfaneSubjection Author:Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write a song. I realize that as a record producer or a singer or whatever I might not, if I recorded on myself or someone else, the first time out I might not give it the right treatment, so that the world or many people will accept it and it'll be a public hit, or anything like that.” PeopleIfsWorldWantGivingWritingFirstsPhilosophyMightSongRealizingAcceptingRecordsFirst TimeSingersProducersTreatment Author:Smokey Robinson
“To me, songs come of their own volition - and with an open-ended philosophy.” PhilosophySongVolition Author:Rufus Wainwright
“When I first heard the song Don't worry - be happy I realized it was exactly the kind of mindless philosophy that Americans would respond to. It would make a great national anthem along with Me first.” FirstsKindPhilosophySongWorryHeardI RealizedMindlessAnthemNational AnthemDon't Worry Be Happy Author:George Carlin
“I adhere to the philosophy, "I don't care who writes the laws, let me write the songs."” WritingPhilosophyCareLawSongLet MeDon't CareI Don't Care Author:Chuck D
“My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the same time, listen to it as closely as you can, and listen to where the song wants to go.” WayWantPhilosophySongRecordsInvolvedIncluding Author:M. Ward
“The thing I've been talking about with daughter is the idea of - and I'm talking about essentially in America - the possibility of, a lost generation. I've been listening to a lot of music - as a fan, as a critic, as somebody who likes to dance - but I hear, you know, within these songs and half the people I hear, these philosophies encoded and embedded in these songs.” PeopleKnowsIdeasPhilosophyAmericaSongLostHalfTalkingGenerationsFansPossibilityListeningDaughterCriticsLikesEmbeddedLost Generation Author:Saul Williams