If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's got to sound like speech. At the same time it's got to... →
Stephen Sondheim
When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character.
I was essentially trained by Oscar Hammerstein to think of songs as one-act plays, to move a song from point A to point B dramatically.
There's something inimical about the camera and song.
I'm always conscious of what I'm writing, conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line in the song.
When the song is part of the action and working as dialogue, even two minutes is way too long.
Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song.
Hal Sparks
I've had lots of friends who've gone through 'Battlefield' situations in their relationships, so when I was singing the song I put... →
Jordin Sparks
My favorite song is 'No Air,' a duet I did with Chris Brown. I don't want to sound weird or anything, but I listen to it a lot - it's... →
I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that's so beautiful, all those painted... →
Regina Spektor