“We have sworn, and not lightly. This oath we will keep. We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least; but one thing is not said: that we shall suffer from cowardice, from cravens or the fear of cravens. Therefore I say that we will go on, and this doom I add: the deeds that we shall do shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda.” SaidMatterLastsSufferingSongEvilOne ThingGoes OnAddDeedsCowardiceThreatenedDoomOathTreasonLast Day Book:The Silmarillion Source: The Silmarillion
“I don't think I've ever gone on stage to be an asshole. I know one thing, from the past, and that's that my intentions always began in a pure way. I really want to just try and play the songs.” ThinkingKnowsWayWantTryingPlayPastSongGoneOne ThingStagePureIntention Author:Ryan Adams
“I got on the phone with the president of my label and I said, "Obviously, I write songs in a lot of styles and play a lot of different kinds of music. We're getting toward the end of our business collaboration. If you could envision a record that you wanted to hear from me, what kind of record would it be?" It wasn't like asking him to fill an order, it was really just a conversation. For all the things I'd ever asked him, this was one thing I'd never asked, and I don't know why. So I was curious. And the thing that he was most interested in hearing was a solo record.” IfsKnowsWritingKindSaidDifferentEndsPlayWantedSongOrderPresidentRecordsOne ThingStyleConversationAskingPhonesHearingCuriousLabelsCollaborationDifferent KindsSoloDifferent Kinds Of Music Author:Ryan Adams
“Laughter, song, and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are searching for comfort, celebration, inspiration, or healing: We are not alone.” MatterInspirationMotivationalSpiritualSongHealingOne ThingEmotionalComfortLaughterConnectionsCelebrationNot AloneSpiritual ConnectionSong And Dance Author:Brené Brown
“In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing that I find is feeling lost and trying to find your way.” WayWritingTryingFeelingsPoliticalSongLostOne ThingAbout FamilyFeeling Lost Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“I'd always thought that if I could get sober and stay sober, I would be able to have a career making music. My drug and alcohol addiction was the one thing holding me back. I had finally gotten the tools to stay sober, and it was just a matter of writing the songs.” IfsWritingMatterWould BeAbleSongCareersOne ThingDrugToolsAddictionAlcoholIf I CouldSoberDrugs And AlcoholAlcohol Addiction Author:Macklemore
“There's not one thing in particular that influences my music, but I write about what I know. It's based in personal experience. That's not to say all the songs are biographical, because sometimes it's what I've seen in others' lives.” KnowsWritingSometimesSongOne ThingInfluenceParticularPersonal Experiences Author:Holly Golightly
“One thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.” WantI CanSongHalfOne Thing Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“For me there's insecurity when you're releasing an album because you spend all of this time working on that one thing and then once it's done, it's done. After you put it out there to the public you never know which songs are going to work or even if the album is going to work as a whole so there is a little bit of nervousness around predicting what the numbers will be and if it's going to be well-received.” IfsKnowsWellsLittlesDoneWholeSongBitsNumbersOne ThingLittle BitAlbumsInsecurityGoing To WorkPredictingNervousness Author:John Legend