"When you make a melody that doesn't come with words from the get-go, sometimes you're just thinking about random vowel sounds that go with it - and it's really, really hard to write lyrics that actually obey the vowel sounds."

--

Source : "Dirty Projectors". Interview with Brandon Stosuy, pitchfork.com. July 2, 2012.

David Longstreth

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Sound Quotes

“But the life that no longer trust another human being and no longer forms ties to the political community is not a human life any longer.”
“I know why we're here. We're all here because we're not all there.”

Source : "Why Steven Tyler Needs to Stop" by Christopher R. Weingarten, www.esquire.com. January 20, 2011.
“Act the way that you want to feel.”
“I don't want anybody to be confused that the issue of police and community is one part of a broader set of issues. Our children need to be properly educated. They need to be trained so that they can get jobs and be functional.”

Source : "Freddie Gray homicide reaction: Baltimore cheers, weeps" by John Blake, Michael Martinez, www.cnn.com. May 2, 2015.
“No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.”
“Fiction is an expressionist painting rather than a photograph.”
“When in fact we live in a society that makes life hell for gays and lesbians, this community has got to stand up and say, â€˜Weâ€™re on your side as you struggle for dignity,â€™ and, â€˜Yes, we will defy anybody who says otherwise, even if we have to go to Disneyland to prove it.â€™”
“It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.”

You may also like:

Diplo
DJ
Ezra Koenig
Musician
Kanye West
Songwriter
Paul McCartney
Musician
Angel Deradoorian
Musician
Larkin Grimm
Singer
Rostam Batmanglij
Songwriter