“There's so many great songs already written, it's kind of really wonderful you don't have to write your own.” WritingKindSongWonderfulWrittenWrite Your Own Author:Katey Sagal
“That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song.” KnowsTryingDifferentEndsSongChallengesGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulTalentSongwriters Author:Margaret Whiting
“There is a wonderful place where flowers grow in colors beyond the words of poets... trees sing with the songs of butterflies. And mythical tigresses look at you with fiery golden eyes... open your heart and feel the colors of magic blooming inside you.” FeelsLooksHeartEyeSongGrowsWonderfulMagicTreeColorPoetFlowerGoldenButterflyFieryBloomingOpen Your HeartWonderful PlacesGolden EyeTigress Author:Laurel Burch
“It seemed like an impossible task to do full justice to all Luther classics. And yet these landmark artists have done just that. Memorable performances of wonderful songs that ensure Luther's legacy will live on forever.” DoneArtistSongJusticeForeverWonderfulImpossibleTasksPerformancesLegacyMemorableImpossibilityLutherLandmarks Author:Clive Davis
“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.” PeopleWorldWayTwoEndsMomentsCertainSongForgetWonderfulAmountUltimateMy WayFrankArmstrongKaraokeWonderful World Author:Dhani Jones
“What a wonderful work Wagner has done for humanity in translating the toil of life into the readable script of music! For those who seek the tale of other worlds his magic is silent; but earth-travail under his wand becomes instinct with rhythmic song to an accompaniment of the elements, and the blare and crash of the bottomless pit itself.” WorldDoneEarthSongHumanityWonderfulMagicElementsSilentInstinctScriptsTalesTranslateCrashToilPitsOther WorldsWandsWagner Author:Richard Wagner
“Only sing - don't do cheap songs, don't do silly songs, just do, just do wonderful songs that are well-written.” WellsSongWonderfulWrittenSillyWell Written Author:Frank Sinatra
“Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful to find.” SongWonderfulOscarsSondheim Author:Bernadette Peters
“I am truly amazed that after all this time, religious groups still need to attack entertainment and use these tragedies as a pitiful excuse for their own self-serving publicity. In response to their protests, I will provide a show where I balance my songs with a wholesome Bible reading. This way, fans will not only hear my so-called, violent point of view, but we can also examine the virtues of wonderful 'Christian' stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now that seems like 'entertainment' to me.” WayNeedsChildrenStillsSelfStoriesUseShowsSeemsChristianSongReadingReligiousViewsVirtueWonderfulSacrificeGroupsAtheismFansBalanceDiseaseTragedyMurderSuicideResponseEntertainmentExcusePositive AtheismPoint Of ViewViolentProtestServingAmazedAdulteryPublicityPitifulSelf ServingBible Reading Author:Marilyn Manson
“We're often afraid to do anything unless we know we can do it extremely well. But we get to Carnegie Hall by practicing. I remember how freeing it was several years ago to read in an interview with Joan Baez that some of Bob Dylan's early songs weren't so wonderful. We have this image of genius springing fully grown out of Zeus' forehead.” KnowsYearsWellsRememberSongCan DoWonderfulGeniusYears AgoInterviewsHallsBobDylanForeheadsZeusCarnegieCarnegie Hall Author:Marianne Williamson
“There are many people writing songs. That is absolutely wonderful. Who knows, there may be some kid in diapers and he or she might succeed in capturing in a few dozen words what great writers have spent years trying to say. Just the right word in the right place with the right melody behind it and the right rhythm. It might get around the world inch by inch, and people realize that this world is in danger, that we're in danger. That's the way "This Land Is Your Land" got to be so well known.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayWritingTryingYearsWellsMayMightKidsSongRealizingBehindsKnownWonderfulLandDangerThis WorldSucceedRhythmAround The WorldMelodyDozenInchesWell KnownRight PlaceWriting SongsGreat WritersRight WordsDiapers Author:Pete Seeger
“I think anything thats creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that Im going through in my life. If youre going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, its a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.” IfsThinkingWritingMindHeartSongWinningCreativeWonderfulWin Win Author:Nikki Sixx
“First of all, I've been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn't write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.” WritingFirstsTwoRunningSongSuccessfulFiveWonderfulLuckAlbumsPops Author:Barry Manilow
“I think when you write songs, you write about people... People are the source of my material. And London is a wonderful place to be for people. So, the next time you're sitting in a park somewhere, and you see someone like me looking at you, don't phone the police. I'm just writing” PeopleThinkingWritingSongNextWonderfulMaterialsSourceSittingPolicePhonesLondonLike MeParksNext TimeWonderful Places Author:Ray Davies
“The human mind is a wonderful thing, it starts working from before you're born and doesn't stop till you sit down to write a song.” WritingMindHumansSongBornWonderfulHuman MindWonderful Things Author:Roger Miller
“The first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I was listening to an old Victrola, playing a railroad song...I thought that was the most wonderful, amazing thing...That you could take this piece of wax and music would come out of that box. From that day on, I wanted to sing on the radio.” YearsFirstsWantedSongPiecesFourWonderfulListeningFirst TimeRadioBoxesFour YearsAmazing ThingsRailroads Author:Johnny Cash
“In my view, madness is a place. You go. You come back. And I think we all take turns being the mental patient. Without a touch of crazy, literature can be a desolate place. In the current climate of careful speech, even fearful speech, smoke-free film scripts, thought-free songs, and child-proof locks on American minds, the oft-repeated lament of the arts is "Where have all those wonderful madmen gone?"” ThinkingMindChildrenArtFilmSongTurnsLiteratureViewsGoneWonderfulCrazySpeechArt IsMadnessClimatePatientScriptsCurrentsCarefulProofSmokeFearfulLocksMadmenLamentDesolatePlaces You Go Author:Carol O'Connell
“I love Doctor Who and I remember the first one, which was wonderful in its low-tech quality. I also loved the theme song, which sounded like The Cure to me. Which character would I like to play in Doctor Who? Who's the bad guy? The Dalek? OK, I'll play him.” FirstsPlayCharacterRememberGuySongQualityWonderfulLowsDoctorsCuresThemeBad GuysDoctor WhoDaleks Author:David Duchovny
“I've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe that's because I think I'm Christina Aguilera.” ThinkingSongFocusWonderfulWrittenAgingChristina Author:Rufus Wainwright
“I say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she's making all the right moves. She's got a good head on her shoulders. She's surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she's living and standing by that.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBeautifulMovingSongGirlWonderfulSmartStandingYeahShouldersBeautiful Girl Author:Dolly Parton
“I write a lot and I will have some originals on the record. I think it is a mistake for an artist like me to think I am a better writer than Cole Porter. I think it is important to realize what my strengths are. I do like to write and I'm not shabby but I don't think I'm the most brilliant writer. I think it would be a shame and sort so egotistical to say I don't need these wonderful writers. These men created works of art and wrote hundreds of beautiful songs. It would be a mistake for me to say at this point in my career that I am so good.” ThinkingMenNeedsWritingArtImportantWould BeBeautifulArtistSongRealizingMistakeCareersRecordsWonderfulShameOriginalsBrilliantLike MeWorks Of ArtEgotisticalShabby Author:Michael Buble
“A Grammy is a wonderful thing; all of a sudden you're given a new audience but, like anything, you have to be able to grow with these songs if you really want a long artistic career.” IfsWantLongAbleSongGivenGrowsCareersAudienceWonderfulArtisticWonderful ThingsGrammy Author:Melissa Manchester
“My favourite thing about live shows is you can make up new songs on the spot. Never played before, never again. And that's wonderful for me, because it frees me up to not have to worry about lyrics and stuff.” ShowsSongStuffWorryWonderfulSpotsFavouriteNew SongsFavourite Things Author:Victoria Williams
“I always thought the piano scene was kind of unique to shoot because we were actually able to film with the playback of the actual song. And that was quite amazing because it almost made it easier - music is usually something that is added after filming has finished so to be able to shoot a scene with music was really wonderful.” KindMadeAbleFilmSongWonderfulEasierSceneMusic IsUniqueFinishedMade ItPiano Author:Mia Wasikowska
“I have really been blessed in my career with some wonderful songwriters and in turn, songs.” SongTurnsCareersWonderfulBlessedSongwriters Author:Olivia Newton-John