Justin Hayward Quotes

You have to connect with a song, and when you write it, that connection is already there. It's your baby; your passion is in that song.

I wanted to sing about things that moved me and experiences I had collected throughout life.

I've been singing since I was two. Music was my first passion and I love writing, singing, creating and being creative.

Music is still above all else the thing that does it for me.

Truly to sing, that is a different breath.

I guess I'm attracted to people who are singing about love or life, and they have a particular passion that I can connect with.

I think good music comes from the heart. That's my belief.

Music inspires me.

I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs are all about the human condition, and people will be able to find themselves in my songs.

I love the fact that I can go out there on stage with a guitar and sing a song that means something to somebody.

I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear.

You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our blank canvas is silence. Then we write a song from an idea that can change somebody's life. Songwriting is the closest thing to magic that we could ever experience. That's why I love songwriting.

Music is for dreamers, I think.

'Hatful of Hollow' and 'The Smiths' were lent to me, and they made me want to create music that might make another person feel like they made me feel - to have an effect on someone.

The greatest music is made for love, not for money.

Other people notice the same things but they don't think to put it to music.

I've got rock 'n' roll in my blood.

An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.

I love the song 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack. I was going to write that song, but someone beat me to it.

I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have.

Most bands out there are basically pretty boring. I try to affect people inside their bodies.

I started writing out all of my feelings, and people asked me, 'Have you ever thought of recording your music?' It was something I'd always thought of, but I'd never really had the confidence.

My parents bought this baby grand piano, which was in my living room, that I owe a lot to. I would just play it and write on it for hours. It was my favorite toy.

I definitely think the best songs are written when you feel something strongly.

Nothing can stop a great song, so just keep songwriting.