“For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion.” SongDifficultGuitarMelodyMeant To BeDifficult ThingsKeyboardsPercussionWere Not Meant To Be Author:Dweezil Zappa
“Unfortunately I've been to jail a couple times. Anytime I come in it's difficult to make music, write songs.” WritingSongDifficultCoupleJail Author:Gucci Mane
“Fools, art is a heavy task, more heavy than gold crowns; it's far more difficult to match firm words than armies, they're disciplined troops, unconquered, to be placed in rhythm, the mind's most mighty foe, and not disperse in air. I'd give, believe me, a whole land for one good song, for I know well that only words, that words alone, like the high mountains, have no fear of age or death.” KnowsGivingMindBelieveWellsArtWholeAgeSongDifficultAirLandFoolMountainArt IsTasksGoldArmyHeavyRhythmFirmTroopsBelieve In MeCrownsNo FearFoeHave No Fear Book:the Odyssey a Modern Sequel Source: the Odyssey a Modern Sequel
“I think, 'How could anybody mock a good pop song?' It is timeless; it transcends barriers; it breaks down every single type of social barrier that you can possibly have. It can deal with the most difficult subjects, even if it abstracts the subject matter.” IfsThinkingMatterSongSocialDifficultDealsBreakSubjectsTypePopsBarriersTimelessBreaking DownSubject MatterMockPop SongDifficult Subjects Author:Mika
“As a white male in America, I have privilege. As a white male who happens to be an artist with a fan base, I have a platform to spread awareness about that privilege. However, songs about race and privilege are very difficult to A) write and B) dissect as a listener. They're heavy.” WritingHappensAmericaArtistSongDifficultWhiteRaceFansAwarenessMalesPrivilegeHeavySpreadPlatformsListeners Author:Macklemore
“We write so many songs, it is difficult to narrow them down.” WritingSongDifficult Author:Miranda Lambert
“It's so easy to write songs about misery and hard times and sadness. It's much more difficult to write songs about happy and chirpy stuff.” WritingHardSongEasyStuffDifficultSadnessMiseryHard Times Author:Elton John
“To write a love song that might be able to make it on the radio, that is something that is terrifying to me. But I can definitely write a song about that chair over there. That I can do, but to sit and write a pop song out of the clear blue sky, that is very difficult and I admire the people that can do it.” PeopleWritingI CanMightAbleSongDifficultCan DoClearSkyBlueRadioPopsAdmireChairsBlue SkyPop SongClear Blue Sky Author:Barry Manilow
“The easiest thing I do is assignment songs. They tell me what they need me to write. I can do that fairly quickly. Writing for an orchestra is difficult. Writing songs [on your own] is most difficult of all. Though [writing for] the orchestra is close.” NeedsWritingI CanSongDifficultCan DoOrchestraWriting SongsAssignments Author:Randy Newman
“As soon as you start to think of that thing that you want to convey or say, you can always just say it much better than you can actually rhyme it or stuff it into a song. It's very, very difficult to just kind of get your point across without going the back way. And you have to be good at that, to not think about things so hard. Let the pen take over, so that it's somebody else's job to dissect the lyrics and tell you what you're all about.” ThinkingWayWantKindHardJobsSongStuffDifficultBe GoodPensRhymeBetter Than You Author:Ariel Pink
“Acting is a difficult profession, it really is. It's different than singing. With singing you may have one song and four people to record it - but they'll all do it differently and they'll all have that option. Whereas with actors there might be one part, and five hundred actors all want the same role - it's so much more competitive. It's an incredibly painful profession because you get so much rejection.” PeopleWantMayDifferentMightSongActorsDifficultActingRolesRecordsFiveFourSingingHundredPainfulProfessionRejection Author:Olivia Newton-John
“I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of my all time heroes, George Jones. Georges' music was real and he was able to touch thousands through his songs. Not only was he a great singer, but he also had the ability to make you relate to every one of his songs, no matter who you are. He and his music will remain timeless in the world of country music. My thoughts and prayers are with his family through this difficult time.” WorldRealCountryMatterAbleSongDifficultPrayerAbilityHeroWho You AreSingersPassingPassingsAll TimeRelateTimelessMy ThoughtsDifficult TimesSaddenedThoughts And PrayersGeorge Jones Author:Easton Corbin
“There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good - though in the short run, it's difficult to determine whether a great record is due to luck or talent. Most advisors, however, are far better at generating high fees than they are at generating high returns. In truth, their core competence is salesmanship. Rather than listen to their siren songs, investors - large and small - should instead read Jack Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing.” ShouldLittlesBookRunningSongCoursesDifficultCommonRecordsTalentReturnLuckInvestmentInvestingVery GoodDetermineDuesCoreCommon SenseManagersInvestorsCompetenceFeesSirensAdvisorsSalesmanshipSiren Song Author:Warren Buffett
“We may exist in all universes, but 'hear' only one because of our limitations, the valve of our desires, our practical, physical needs. All is vibration, with nothing vibrating across no distance whatsoever. All is music. A universe, a world, is just one long difficult song. The difference between worlds is the difference between songs.” WorldNeedsMayLongDesireSongUniverseDifficultDifferencesDistancePracticalsLimitationJust OneVibrationsValve Author:Greg Bear
“When I'm happy, when I'm enjoying life, I'm home, I'm surfing, I'm spending time with my wife, my friends and I'm not thinking about the pain. And then the moment I encounter something that feels difficult, I feel like that's when, for me, I turn to writing and thinking and maybe a song comes from that.” ThinkingFeelsWritingMomentsHomePainSongTurnsEnjoyDifficultWifeMy FriendsMy WifeSpendingEncountersEnjoy LifeSurfingSpending TimeWriting And Thinking Author:Jon Foreman