George R. R. Martin Quotes

It doesn't really matter what chords I play, what words I say or time of day it is, as it's only a Northern Song.

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.

Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.

Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.

Music is first, lyrics are secondary.

I was drawn to love songs, but I was just drawn to great music - no matter if it's hip-hop, pop, R&B or whether it's rock n' roll or country. It could be a Garth Brooks song, and if it's a smash, then I'll love the different wordplay and different melodies. That's what I'm a fan of - great music.

Every song has a bouquet, which is the music. If you can put words with something that is really apt, then you've done it.

Music. It's all creativity right here, right now.

Well, I'd had the Fat Mattress earlier as a writing outlet for songs and that.

For me, making music just starts with a simple melody, and lyrics will come sometime after that.

I enjoy songwriting. It's slow-motion improvising.

I can play piano, and I write everything on piano, but I don't really feel like a piano player, necessarily.

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.

Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.

A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.

I think to be a good songwriter, you have to be able to play an instrument.

It doesn't take much for anyone to pick up anything I play - it's quite simple. I go for a good song. And if you hear a good song, you don't dissect it - you just listen, and every bit seems right.

Music is the only thing that I trust.

I don't have a journal; I write music.

I love songs, so when you're song-based, it doesn't matter which way the production leans.

Sometimes I have a melody in my head; sometimes it's just a verse. I read lines from a book or movies that I watch and grab a few quotes and start writing on paper. From there, I record a really rough version and work on the song.

A song is composed of music and lyrics: 50 percent is the producer, 50 percent is the artist. So, I'm responsible for 50 percent. All I know is that I have to do my job, and I have to do it well. And he has to do the same.

Essentially I'm a melody person in a rhythm age, and that's what Broadway is really about, the songs.

Music is all about creativity.

Because I write the music, I write the lyrics, I write the vocal melody lines - I write everything. Just because I let somebody sing something doesn't mean they're more important than the bass player or the keyboard player or the drummer.