“I like songs that have like a little bit of quirkiness to them. What I like to do with songs, is kind of throw a little curveball in the lyrics or in the arrangement, to kind of give it a little twist to it.” GivingKindLittlesSongBitsLittle BitArrangementsTwistsCurveballs Author:John Legend
“As long as you give my friend Jonah Lehrer a free pizza, I'll write a song about your restaurant.” GivingWritingLongSongMy FriendsRestaurantsPizzaJonah Author:Bob Dylan
“Through the music I hope to give it an arc that gives it a greater sense of a journey through the set rather than a bunch of songs.” GivingSongGreaterJourneyBunchArcs Author:Gotye
“My grand plan is that I can master having a better life by making sure I have a regular flow of songs. Then I can give myself time to tour or celebrate or write a film score.” GivingWritingI CanFilmSongPlansMastersFlowCelebrateScoreBetter LifeFilm Scores Author:Imogen Heap
“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
“A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!” LoveGivingHeartSongLove IsRingsBellsRomantic Love Author:Oscar Hammerstein II
“Nightingales are put in cages because their songs give pleasure. Whoever heard of keeping a crow?” GivingSpiritualSongGrowthPleasureHeardSpiritual GrowthCagesCrowNightingales Book:Selected poems Source: Selected poems
“I usually start with the words. The rhythm of the words gives me the rhythm of the song, and then I look for the musical highlights in it to carry it.” GivingLooksSongGive MeMusicalRhythmHighlights Author:Mel Brooks
“A great many people (not you) do now seem to think that the mere state of being worried is in itself meritorious. I don’t think it is. We must, if it so happens, give our lives for others: but even while we’re doing it, I think we’re meant to enjoy Our Lord and, in Him, our friends, our food, our sleep, our jokes, and the birds’ song and the frosty sunrise.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingStatesSeemsHappensSongEnjoySleepLordOur LivesJokesBirdMereWorriedGreat MenSunriseOur LordLive For OthersBird Song Author:C. S. Lewis
“When sadness comes, accept it. Listen to its song. It has something to give to you. It has a gift which no happiness can give to you, only sadness can give it.” GivingSongAcceptingSadness Author:Rajneesh
“Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill an emu, acted out in song or dance, or that Uncle George was eaten by a croc over there, don't go there to swim, then those young people don't have to find out by trial and error.” PeopleIfsGivingHumansYoungSongSkillsAdvantageErrorsTrialsStorytellingSwimUnclesTrial And ErrorCrocs Author:Margaret Atwood
“I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning” GivingReasonSongMorningInspireSingingGet UpLiftsLift You Up Author:Mavis Staples
“You're not supposed to totally know what's happening. The songs are supposed to give you clues so you can fill in the blanks.” KnowsGivingSongHappeningsClue Author:Neko Case
“I started taking piano lessons when I was 8 and I wrote my first song shortly after. Music was really important in my family. My grandma was a professional violin player and my parents first met when my dad was giving my mom guitar lessons.” GivingFirstsImportantSongParentPlayerMomDadLessonsMetsMy FamilyGuitarMy DadMy MomPianoViolinGrandmaMy GrandmaPiano Lesson Author:Eric Hutchinson
“I watch videos on YouTube of bands that I've heard of that I want to check out. And sometimes I don't even finish the video. And that's really sad, because maybe I'd like that song. I think that we don't give stuff a chance to really sink in.” ThinkingWantGivingSometimesSongStuffChanceWatchesHeardBandChecksVideoYoutubeReally Sad Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I think that people want to go to the movies and watch shows on TV or in theaters that make them feel good and music really does that. Not only can you watch something and connect to dialogue, but when you listen to a song, it gives a whole other element of connection and you get that feeling like you want to stand up and dance and sing.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingFeelsDoeWholeShowsFeelingsSongWatchesTvsLike YouElementsConnectionsTheaterDialogueFeel Good Author:Brittany Snow
“I really love that I'm giving myself the opportunity finally to not have the pressure of every single song you do having to be "political" or whatever. I'm just making what I wanna make.” GivingPoliticalSongOpportunityPressure Author:Kathleen Hanna
“If you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart and good performance, the song will play you.” IfsGivingHeartPlaySongEnergyPerformancesConcentrationGood HeartGood Energy Author:Levon Helm