Song Importance Quotes

Lyrics are so important, but they're really underrated.

I always wrote everything - I wrote all the lyrics, I wrote all the melodies, everything; it's just somebody else sung it. And to me, the singer is nothing else than a different... like a bass player or a keyboard player - they're not more important than any other musician.

I don't think a good singer or a great singer is either of those things without a great song.

Making a record? You've got to have the song, then you create a record. I think it's the same with a live performance. If the material is strong, you're already 90% there. I always tell young people it's all about the music, the songs. Work on the songs, work on the songs, work on the songs.

I think that's one of the hardest parts as an artist, and creating a career, is the song is what is gonna lead you there. So it's hard to find great songs.

When I was writing my autobiography, these songs came up from time to time which were important to me, and I realized that what they really represented was, they'd come from this age of shared music.

The songs become the show, which is how it should be.

If you can make the song a soundtrack to what you're living at the time, I think that's the most important part of a song.

I feel so lucky that I feel the music is at the forefront of Audioslave, and the songs are the most important thing.

I've always held the song in high regard because songs have got me through so many sinks of dishes and so many humiliating courting events.