“You pick up loads of baggage with your first record with reaction to it from fans and critics. So I went to Ireland by myself for a couple of weeks with my guitar. I read lots of poetry, I read Patti Smith's autobiography and started words and phrases and then songs started to take shape.” FirstsSongRecordsWeekFansCoupleShapesPicksCriticsGuitarReactionsPhrasesIrelandLoadAutobiographyBaggage Author:Ellie Goulding
“The eternal task of song can never be finished in a single lifetime. That is the beauty and fascination of the art. Once you begin to phrase finely, you will feel more joy in the beautiful finish of a beautiful phrase than that caused by the loudest applause of an immense audience. The latter excites for a moment; the former endures forever.” FeelsArtMomentsBeautifulJoySongAudienceForeverEternalTasksLifetimeEndureFinishedFormerPhrasesLatterImmenseFascinationApplauseSingle Life Author:Nellie Melba
“I was obsessed with country music when I was a kid, and it's definitely had a huge influence on the way I write songs. I was always attracted to songs that had a brilliant pun or a clever turn of phrase, but came from a dark, bitter place. As a writer, I've always gravitated towards that feeling.” WayWritingCountryFeelingsKidsSongTurnsDarkInfluenceHugeBrilliantCleverBitterObsessedPhrasesPun Author:Teddy Thompson
“It's incredible how one song or even one little phrase or just a few notes, if you really concentrate on it, can be a kaleidoscope of possibility.” IfsLittlesSongPossibilityNotesIncrediblesPhrasesKaleidoscope Author:Bill Frisell
“I basically try not to waste any lines in any of my songs, and I think the witty phrases and funny lyrics I have bring a smarter sound to college hip-hop.” ThinkingTryingSongSoundLinesCollegeWasteHip HopWittyHipsPhrasesHopsSmarter Author:Mike Stud