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“By the 6th grade I stopped doing ordinary things in front of people. It had been ordinary to sing, kids are singing all the time when they are little, but then something happens. It's not that we stop singing. I still sang. I just made sure I was alone when I did it. And I made sure I never did it accidentally. That thing we call 'bursting into song.' I believe this happens to most of us. We are still singing, but secretly and all alone.”

People Believe Littles Made Stills Happens Kids Song I Believe Fronts Singing Ordinary Things Happen Grades All Alone Bursting Ordinary Things

Author:Lynda Barry

“I realized that I started writing songs to make people feel how I felt, rather than just making them feel something. That's not the way I should do things.”

People Way Feels Should Writing Song Felt I Realized Writing Songs

Author:Marilyn Manson

“Let's have the music that will open the door to millions of people... the kind of music that will not make people think only of the song or even of the singer... not music that is confined to the merely personal.”

People Thinking Kind Song Millions Doors Singers Confined

Author:Nelson Eddy

“I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without needing it to provide for their welfare, you're not beholden to anyone.”

People Ifs Thinking Needs Song Welfare Engaged

Author:Ian MacKaye

“I cannot learn creation from other people; I've got to do it myself. Now, honestly, I regret not studying - I don't know about harmonies, or anything, so if I'm composing a song, it's really hard.”

People Ifs Knows Hard Song Study Creation Regret Harmony Honestly I Regret Composing

Author:PSY

“The fact that I'm shouting that I have Gangnam style makes people crack up. Imagine if Brad Pitt was singing the song - would it be funny? A twist is important when it comes to writing lyrics.”

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Author:PSY

“Once you sit in front of people and start playing songs, it's all on you. No matter what happens, it's entirely your responsibility the entire time. I like that intensity.”

People Matter Happens Song Responsibility Fronts No Matter What Intensity

Author:Chris Cornell

“It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs.”

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Author:Aaron Taylor-Johnson

“I like clever songs. I like songs that make people think and I try to have substance in all my records, even with 'Sweet Dreams' how it was a club record and it was up tempo, but it was melodic and it was, like, lyrical.”

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Author:Rico Love

“It's just a lot of fun to be able to see your ideas come into fruition. And to see people translate the things that come out of my mind vocally. And to be able to produce vocals and give people my point of view musically. And to be able to sit in the crowd and see people sing the song that I wrote, it's an amazing feeling.”

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Author:Rico Love

“The Bowery was a place that would let us do original songs - not just covers - but we would have to work for tips, so we learned how to work an audience. In order to keep our jobs, we had to keep people happy, so that meant playing the latest Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top or Merle Haggard.”

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Author:Randy Owen

“These days, there are many people around the world who listen to the songs that made me infamous and read the books that made me respectable.”

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Author:Kinky Friedman

“My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn't how people are going to receive them, because they don't know the code.”

People Knows Might Song Strange Code Cryptic

Author:Black Francis

“It's funny, when I'm not on the road or doing stuff with Bad Company - or whatever- I've always written songs galore... a lot of stuff people don't even hear.”

People Song Stuff Company Written Bad Company

Author:Mick Ralphs

“If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.”

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Author:Nick Rhodes

“I think pop culture is the greatest subject matter out there - 'Other People's Lives,' as we wrote about on the last Duran Duran album. Most ideas for great songs come from real situations, something your friend said to you the night before, the girl that just left, or something traumatic in your life.”

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Author:Nick Rhodes

“Because as much as I love figuring out other people's puzzles, and love putting words together in ways that feel good to sing and sound good together and suit the melody, I think most of the best songs in the world are fairly clear about what they mean to say.”

People Thinking World Way Feels Mean Together Song Sound Clear And Love Feel Good Suits Melody Puzzles

Author:J. Robbins

“The weirdest thing I've been fascinated with nowadays is the new contemporary country music, which to me sounds like very strange '70s pop, and sometimes like rock music. But some of the themes in there - maybe it's because I know how the songs were written, but it really does sound like it was written by two or three people, with the idea to appeal to the most general audience.”

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Author:Ryan Adams

“Writing songs for other people was never the goal for me.”

People Writing Song Goal Writing Songs

Author:Skylar Grey

“I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's fine.”

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Author:Kenny G

“I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor, A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave-- The world goes round forever; I think that life is not too long, And therefore I determine, That many people read a song, Who will not read a sermon.”

People Thinking World Long Life Is Song Forever Rounds Determine Graves Mortals Endeavor Thrones Sermons Crave Wreaths

Book:The Poetical Works of Winthrop Mackworth Praed

Source: The Poetical Works of Winthrop Mackworth Praed

“I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I suppose. So people started to call me Gaga after the Queen song 'Radio Gaga.'”

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Author:Lady Gaga

“Being a recording artist and having thousands of people listening to your music and singing your songs, and paying for it? It feels great!”

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Author:PJ Harvey

“I had this idea when I was in the hospital, .. It seems like every year I always have different people come and ask for a Christmas song and it seemed strangely appropriate for me this year because Christmas is the time that I am supposed to be sort of back and up and running and whatnot. So I just wrote a song about returning from this very interesting journey and kind of getting back to normal and getting back to work and my regular life.”

“'Gloria, Gloria!' they cry, for their song embraces all that the Lord has begun this day: Glory to God in the highest of heavens! And peace to the people with whom he is pleased! And who are these people? With whom does the good Lord choose to take his pleasure? The shepherds. The plain and nameless - whose every name the Lord knows well. You. And me.”

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Book:Preparing for Jesus

Source: Preparing for Jesus

“When you're in a band and there's five of you, you have to accommodate five people in every song.”

People Song Five Band Accommodate

Author:Noel Gallagher

“I hope to bring people to God with my songs.”

People Song

Author:Mahalia Jackson

“The Ganga, especially, is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever changing, ever flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga.”

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Book:Jawaharlal Nehru, an anthology

Source: Jawaharlal Nehru, an anthology

“People were very passionate and over the top about showing me their love and affection and they memorized my songs in Spanish.”

People Song Passionate Affection Over The Top Love And Affection

Author:Thalia

“People wonder why there seems to be no meaning in life. Meaning does not exist a priori. There is no meaning existing in life; one has to create it. Only if you create it will you discover it. It has to be invented first. It is not lying there like a rock, it has to be created like a song. It is not a thing, it is significance that you bring through your consciousness.”

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Author:Rajneesh

“I realize that people won't even download the entire album and might just download a song or two and put it in a playlist for a workout or in the background while people do dishes. That's fine and I can't dictate how people listen to my music, but I structure records the way I listen to records.”

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Author:Mikal Cronin

“People will pay for great services. They said they wouldn't pay 99 cents for a song but they did. We've always believed that. When you go to work, you don't work for free; nobody works for free. Nobody can say, "I want to work for free." Nobody says that.”

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Author:Eddy Cue

“I don't know any songs. People have asked me to play a song, and I say, "I don't know anything."”

People Knows Play Song

Author:Charlie Day

“To me the most important thing is getting into a studio and making an album that is 12 or 14 amazing songs, getting up onstage, and making people happy by livening the rock.”

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Author:Dave Grohl

“In earlier times, so many people sang much more. You know as a kid you'd go to some kind of religious training and or summer camp or whatever it was and you'd learn to sing a lot of songs.”

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Author:Michael Tilson Thomas

“I don't know too many people because I stay at my house, I write songs, I go to the store.”

People Knows Writing Song House Stores

Author:Jules Shear

“I went to Brazil in 2010 and pretty much did songs about that trip. I was there just to hang out, chill with the people, and feel the vibe. It was great - tons of great women, great skin, good beaches. Cant complain; the food is great.”

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Author:Theophilus London

“There are always meaningful songs for somebody. People are doing their courting, people are finding their wives, people are making babies, people are washing their dishes, people are getting through the day, with songs that we may find insignificant. But their significance is affirmed by others. There’s always someone affirming the significance of a song by taking a woman into his arms or by getting through the night. That’s what dignifies the song. Songs don’t dignify human activity. Human activity dignifies the song.”

People Humans May Night Song Wife Baby Arms Activity Findings Meaningful Significance Dishes Insignificant Washing Human Activity Affirming Meaningful Song

Author:Leonard Cohen

“Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World' is my ultimate karaoke song. It is a wonderful world. People forget we only have a certain amount of time, and it can all end at any moment. Armstrong and Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' are the ultimate one-two punch.”

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Author:Dhani Jones

“Songs are often written by people who are witnesses to history.”

People Song Written Witness

Author:George Nethercutt

“A song is not going to change this damn world. Instead of making people mad about this shitty situation, it's going to make everybody happy. It's a false thing. It's like a lullaby as opposed to a gun. People need to be slapped into reality and music just doesn't do that.”

People World Needs Reality Song Situation Gun Mad Damn Lullaby

Author:Chaka Khan

“I'm trying to separate myself from other people by having songs that would be considered - technically - original things. I don't seek out mashups. I'm associated with the whole mashup movement, and it's too bad because I'm not a huge fan of them.”

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Author:Girl Talk

“People can judge me on whatever level they think but I've always tried to make my own songs.”

People Thinking Song My Own Levels Judging Judge Me

Author:Girl Talk

“The whole basis of the music is that people have these emotional attachments to these songs - whether they love it or hate it. Being able to manipulate that is a really easy way to connect with people.”

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Author:Girl Talk

“My mom and I are very honest with each other, almost to a fault. But that's just the way I am in life. If you listen to my record, I'm just honest about stupid stuff most normal people wouldn't put in a pop song.”

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Author:Kesha

“Back in the old days, everyone was shocked if a band had a sponsor for their tour. Now, Bob Dylan can do a commercial for Victoria's Secret and people don't really blink; the Beatles' songs are in all sorts of commercials these days and it doesn't seem to offend anybody. The times are changing.”

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Author:Judd Apatow

“I've always appreciated people like Graham Parker or Loudon Wainwright III, who spend their entire lives writing songs and working their asses off just to have complete artistic freedom. They're just sharing their lives with you through their music. That's the same kind of work that I'm trying to do, in my own weird way.”

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Author:Judd Apatow

“Maybe in the back of my mind I was kind of wishing that I would become a rock star, kind of wishing that I would reach enough people who would be willing to pay me for the music, that I would actually be able to live off of just writing the songs that I wanted to write. But I don't think I really admitted to myself that that was my goal.”

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Author:Jonathan Coulton

“I'm hoping that "Nothin' On You", "Billionaire" and "Just The Way You Are" - songs that I produced... I hope that it's a warning for people. I hope it lets them know that I'm a little unorthodox when it comes to genres and styles.”

People Knows Way Littles Song Style Genre Warning Billionaire Unorthodox

Author:Bruno Mars

“People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the songs aren't so ultra-personal that they can't possibly be interpreted by anyone else.”

People Want Song Indication Ultras

Author:Tom Waits

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