Gregory Porter Quotes

There's nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody. A lot of times I have, and the song wasn't that good, but I would get lost in that melody, and I'd want to do the song.

You know when a song has a melody or some kind of element that affects you, and that is what I am trying to go for.

But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message.

I would say that I'm more moved by melody, even though I love to rap.

It's all about the music. Everything else is just extra.

Music is so unpredictable, but it's universal.

I'm attached to the beat. The beat speaks words. I love music.

It's funny: I look at songs, and I guess they each tell a story, and the different songs talk about different things. But they're unified by the rhythm underneath and the way that we decided to arrange and play them.

Sound is more than just noise. Ordered sound is music. My life is music.

I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.

There's just a natural human element to a great song that feels immediately satisfying. I like the song to create a mood.

Music is the soundtrack of your life.

When I think about my new CD, the word 'joy' comes to mind. I sincerely hope that each listener will feel the earth, spirit, and aggressive creativity emanating from this album.

There are a million good tunes.

Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.

Music is the major form of communication. It's the commonest vibration, the people's news broadcast, especially for kids.

When words leave off, music begins.

Music is an important part of my writing process.

Music is passionate. It's love for me.

A rhyme doesn't make a song.

I cannot conceive of music that expresses absolutely nothing.

I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm.

Music is really powerful. It's a universal language that connects everyone.

It's always nice, no matter what style of music, as long as it's grooving and you feel that, I feel that's what makes... part of what makes a great song, for sure.

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.