When I record, it feels like I'm in a bubble. There's nothing else in my head right then. It's just that song, and I'm trying to... →
Agnetha Faltskog
I hate being manipulated by song. Don't tell me what I should be feeling. I don't want cellos or violins to be telling me that I should be... →
Vera Farmiga
'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk' wasn't some serious song, but it was huge! It was funny.
Tyler Farr
When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like... →
Feist
The idea of having one ensemble do everything is what was on 'Sea Lion' and that's what I tried to make happen for 'Metals,'... →
You never know what's going to play into what's worthy of getting encapsulated into a song.
When I first played '1234' it was on stage in San Francisco at some kind of, like, sticky-floored club. And it felt like a punk song. I mean... →
A cabaret song has got to be written - for the middle voice, ideally - because you've got to hear the wit of the words. And a cabaret song gives... →
James Fenton
If you're writing a song, you have to write something that can be understood serially. When you're reading a poem that's written for the... →
In song the same rule applies as in dramatic verse: the meaning must yield itself, or yield itself sufficiently to arouse the attention and interest... →