“I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references.” ThinkingWritingDifferentWantedSongFolksObviousDifferent ThingsChordsProgressionFolk Music Author:Joanna Newsom
“Inspiration and stealing are two completely different things. If somebody wants to make a song like "Stairway to Heaven" and writes a song on acoustic guitar, Led Zeppelin does not own every song that's on acoustic guitar for the rest of time.” IfsWantWritingDoeTwoDifferentInspirationSongHeavenGuitarStealingDifferent ThingsAcousticsZeppelinsAcoustic GuitarStairwaysStairway To Heaven Author:Robin Thicke
“I've written about a lot of different things, but the whole idea of writing for another character is unusual for pop music... Most of the repertory is love songs, and most of mine isn't. I don't know if that's a mental defect, or shyness, or what.” IfsKnowsWritingIdeasDifferentWholeCharacterSongWrittenMinesPopsDifferent ThingsUnusualDefectsPop MusicShyness Author:Randy Newman
“It's so easy for me to do a boy-bashing pop song, but to sit down and write honestly about something that's really close to me, something I've been through, it's a totally different thing.” WritingDifferentSongEasyBoysDown AndPopsHonestlyDifferent ThingsPop Song Author:Avril Lavigne
“Of course, Im older now. Im in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for Car Wheels or Essence or whatever. Different things were going on.” DifferentSongCoursesCarEssenceWheelsDifferent ThingsDifferent Place Author:Lucinda Williams
“I think it's always interesting how music means different things to different people, and people who overthink it are looking to in some ways show off with music, versus people who just respond to a song and decide to sing it.” PeopleThinkingWayMeanDifferentShowsSongInterestingDifferent ThingsVersusDifferent PeoplesShowing Off Author:Noah Baumbach
“You have to have a plan. Everything has to be planned. For me, I start with the title of my album, before I even start with the songs. I write down different things that I want album to say, and then the songs come from the different words.” WantWritingDifferentSongPlansAlbumsTitlesDifferent Things Author:Mary J. Blige
“You have to create different things, either through lighting or changing the format of the songs and how you're going to sing them, and even sometimes props.” DifferentSometimesSongDifferent ThingsLightingFormatProps Author:Mary J. Blige
“You travel the world, you go see different things. I like to see Shakespeare plays, so I'll go - I mean, even if it's in a different language. I don't care, I just like Shakespeare, you know. I've seen Othello and Hamlet and Merchant of Venice over the years, and some versions are better than others. Way better. It's like hearing a bad version of a song. But then somewhere else, somebody has a great version.” IfsKnowsWorldWayYearsMeanDifferentPlayCareSongLanguageDon't CareHearingVersionsI Don't CareDifferent ThingsSomewhere ElseVeniceMerchantsTravel The WorldDifferent LanguagesMerchant Of VeniceShakespeare Play Author:Bob Dylan