“There is no peace to be taken With poets who are young, For they worry about the wars to be fought and the songs that must be sung.” WarYoungPoetrySongWorryTakenPoet Book:Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and poems Source: Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and poems
“I had been told by a number of people that if you get half of what you want on your first album, you're doing really well. Pretty much every single thing they had was something that I liked. There were maybe one or two songs I didn't like, and they were taken off the album quickly.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsWellsTwoSongNumbersHalfTakenAlbumsWhat You Want Author:Clay Aiken
“I've always worked to find really deep meaning of song and also at the same time having it covered in sugar, so it can be taken two or three different ways.” WayTwoDifferentSongThreeTakenDifferent WaysCoveredSugarReally DeepDeep Meaning Author:Jack White
“A song is like a picture of a bird in flight; the bird was moving before the picture was taken, and no doubt continued after.” MovingSongTakenDoubtBirdFlightNo DoubtBirds In Flight Author:Pete Seeger
“There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like "The Privateers," or "Why," from a much earlier record. Or "Glass Figurine." That's my version of a relationship song.” PeopleTwoSongTakenRecordsConversationGlassesVersions Author:Andrew Bird
“Some things lend themselves well to songs, some things don't, and I'm learning that a lot at the moment. It's still a relatively new way of writing. It's only really the last five to 10 years that I've taken my writing seriously in this way, as something I can keep working toward. I think I feel myself much more before as simply a songwriter.” ThinkingWayFeelsWritingYearsWellsStillsI CanMomentsLastsSongTakenFiveNew WaysSongwriters Author:PJ Harvey
“We live in more pragmatic times than when we originally recorded those songs. But many of the dreamers of the '60s have been elected to governmental office or taken on a leadership role in their communities. They are now in the position to make a difference.” Has BeensSongCommunityDifferencesRolesTakenPositionOfficeMaking A DifferenceDreamerPragmaticLeadership Roles Author:Paul Stookey