“I probably belong to a type of composer of songs who keeps thinking about melody... I am old fashioned.” ThinkingSongTypeMelodyComposerOld Fashioned Author:Toru Takemitsu
“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
“There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it's a healthy tension.” ThinkingWritingFirstsSongTypeHealthyFirst TimeSkinsInstantTensionGratificationInstant GratificationConcise Author:Andrew Bird
“I can have a song with Ariana Grande that is going to be the song for all the kids and the teen girls, and then another song that could be for a different group of people who all love the song. Im with whoever. Whatever type of people want to love the music and whatever they love about the music is fine with me.” PeopleWantI CanDifferentKidsSongGirlGroupsFineTypeMusic Is Author:Mac Miller
“Im not the type of artist thats like, Lets go out and party and dance your life away! I think those artists are so cool, but I wanted meaning in my songs and they have messages.” ThinkingWantedArtistSongPartyTypeLetting GoMessages Author:Claudia Lee
“I really wanted to get that dynamic on the record onto people and let them know it wasn't just a simple strumming along the guitar type of thing without ramming it down their throats so I kind of went the opposite way and sang some of the songs more quietly which allowed for the louder parts to sound as though there were more. It was the only way singing those songs made sense to me.” PeopleKnowsWayKindMadeWantedSongSoundSimpleRecordsTypeSingingOppositesGuitarThroatStrumming Author:James Vincent McMorrow
“Music is a very personal thing, so if you hear one type of song that you don't like, you pass judgment on whole band's repertoire.” IfsWholeSongLike YouTypeBandJudgmentMusic IsPersonal Things Author:Chris Metzler