Ben E. King Quotes

I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key.

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.

When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.

When you listen to my songs, you hear messages and real stories. That's what's setting me apart.

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.

Music inspires some feeling in you. That's the same way I think about Uber.

Because the beauty of songs, I think, is if you do it right a lot of people can relate to it in their own way and make their own meaning out of things.

I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding about relationships, and I talk about them in a real, honest way

Most people who ask me what's my favorite song, expect that it's 'Midnight Train' or 'Neither One of Us.' But actually, it's always kinda been 'The Need to Be' because of what it says. I love the way that song was written, I love the melody, I love everything about it.

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.

Blues is my life. It's a true feeling that comes from the heart, not something that just comes out of my mouth. Blues is what I love, and blues is what I always do.

Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love.

Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.

My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.

Music is the way I understand how to communicate now, the way that I've learned how to communicate... but it will eventually have to go beyond that. You see, I've realised that music is not what keeps people involved - it's the attitude behind the music.

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

In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's the emotion and the melody that drive it home.

I just try to tell a story with a song, and be able to try to transmit the emotion to you. That's all I'm really trying to do.

Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.

I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them.

You know, it's funny how songs continue to grow and evolve and become a new and deeper reflection of your life.

I think that's the great thing about music: It can communicate emotionally. And you don't have to necessarily get all of the words. I mean you have to know what is being said, but didn't you find even if you didn't get all of the words, you certainly get the emotion?

Music was a large part of my life. and it is a bit cliche, but it's a way people come together.

I feel that people really feel they've got a part of me when they listen to my albums and the themes just show themselves.

I want to suggest a feeling. It's ridiculous to assume you can state an opinion. Somebody else can never relate to the lyric in the same way because their whole experience is different. You can only suggest, then people add their own history and experience to the lyrics.