“When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling.” BitsPiecesPicksGuitarStorytellingMelodyBits And Pieces Author:Ray LaMontagne
“I wasn't writing the music. Ed would write a piece of music. I'd listen to it and come up with a melody and then we would arrange it. We'd put it together and I would write lyrics to my melodies.” WritingTogetherPiecesCome UpMelody Author:Sammy Hagar
“Preparing to improvise is at a level commensurate with mastering the structure in a European classical piece. Another way to define improvisation is spontaneous melody. In order to improvise, a player first needs to have memorized and analyzed the harmonic structure of so many pieces.” WayNeedsFirstsOrderLevelsPiecesPlayerStructureMelodySpontaneousPreparingAnother WayImprovisation Author:Jimmy Heath
“My favorite way of working is if somebody gives me a piece of music, because I'm quite limited as a player, so it's my favorite thing if somebody gives me a piece of music, and then I can write lyrics and melodies.” IfsWayGivingWritingI CanPiecesPlayerMusic IsGive MeMy FavoriteMelodyFavorites Things Author:Sinead O'Connor
“No one can explain how the notes of a Mozart melody, or the folds of a piece of Titian's drapery, produce their essential effects. If you do not feel it, no one can by reasoning make you feel it.” IfsFeelsPiecesEffectsProduceEssentialsNotesReasoningMelodyFolds Book:Modern Painters ...: pt. 6. Of leaf beauty. pt. 7. Of cloud beauty. pt. 8-9. Of ideas of relation Source: Modern Painters ...: pt. 6. Of leaf beauty. pt. 7. Of cloud beauty. pt. 8-9. Of ideas of relation
“Sometimes melody and sometimes lyrics. It depends on the tempo and feel of the song. Slower pieces usually begin with melody and faster ones with lyrics. I write for the song and it leads me to my conclusion.” FeelsWritingSometimesSongPiecesDependsConclusionFasterMelodyTempoLeading Me Author:Ronnie James Dio