“I don't know why my brain has kept all the words to the Gilligan's Island theme song and has deleted everything about triangles.” KnowsHumorFunnySongBrainComedyIslandsThemeTriangles Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“Melody is the single most important thing to any song, period. I don't care what anybody says, it trumps everything. Not because that's my opinion but because I think it's actually indisputable fact. The human brain retains melody easier than it retains words. It's that simple.” ThinkingHumansImportantFactsCareSongSimpleBrainOpinionTrumpPeriodsEasierImportant ThingsDon't CareI Don't CareMelodyHuman Brain Author:Ryan Tedder
“I want to know a butcher paints, A baker rhymes for his pursuit, Candlestick-maker much acquaints His soul with song, or, haply mute, Blows out his brains upon the flute.” KnowsWantSoulSongBrainPaintBlowPursuitMakersRhymeMuteButchersBakersFlutes Author:Robert Browning
“Daniel Levitin takes the most sophisticated ideas that exist about the brain and mind, applies them to the most emotionally direct art we have, our songs, and makes beautiful music of the two together.” MindArtTwoIdeasTogetherBeautifulSongBrainDirectSophisticatedBeautiful Music Author:Adam Gopnik
“Better to have the poet's heart than brain, Feeling than song.” HeartFeelingsSongBrainPoet Book:Within and Without Source: Within and Without
“Sing songs that none have sung, think thoughts that ne'er in the brain have rung, Walk in paths that none have trod, weep tears as none have shed for God, Give peace to all to whom none other gave, Claim him your own who's everywhere disclaimed. Love all with love that none have felt and Brave the battle of life with strength unchained.” ThinkingGivingSongFeltWalksHealingBrainPathTearsBattleClaimsBraveShedBattle Of Life Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“I was deluding myself that the song was almost not important, but I think the real thing that was happening was almost like self-hypnosis or mediation. The guitar lick was the transcendental key that unlocked my brain. It freed me. And then it all became easy. It's funny now, because I've had times when it wasn't easy.” ThinkingImportantRealSelfSongEasyBrainKeysHappeningsGuitarReal ThingsTranscendentalMediationHypnosis Author:John Fogerty
“My songs pretty much revolve in my brain most of the time - usually, whatevers coming next.” SongNextBrain Author:Jeff Mangum
“Collaboration is just about finding people who are better than you at certain things and combining your powers. Like, if I'm not the strongest at playing piano, I'll work with someone who's really good at it and we'll combine both our brains to write a song.” PeopleIfsWritingCertainSongBrainFindingsPianoStrongestCollaborationBetter Than YouCombiningPlaying Piano Author:Charlyne Yi