Grace Chatto Quotes

It's amazing what some people read into songs.

If you're really listening there are alot of hidden messages in my songs.

If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.

I tend to explain my songs.

People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time.

You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it.

Some people try and tell you what the songs are about and it bores me to death.

A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.

Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.

When I was younger, I'd listen to a song and take it literally. I'd think, Boy, what a drag. How horrible, he must be really bummin'.

I've seen people who like a certain song write on their Instagram what they think the lyrics are - which they aren't. I'm like, 'Oh, that's interesting - you can create your own adventure with some of these songs.' Which is really cool.

There are many songs that have become popular and people sing along with it without knowing the meaning of its lyrics.

Even at the time, I realised this couldn't be right, that this interpretation didn't fit with the rest of the lyrics. But that wasn't an issue with me. The song was about what I said, and I used to listen to it again and again, on my own, whenever I got the chance.

"Love Walks In," it was the same thing. That song is about aliens, by the way.

I don't really like to explain my songs.

Once we start hitting lyrical themes that can whack you from all these different perspectives, we know we're onto something special.

A lot of people heard 'Murda Business' and thought it was about killing people, trying to be tough and hardcore. If you actually listen to the lyrics, it's kind of silly and playful.

People take songs so literally.

My fans have always loved my metaphors.

Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head.

We've all had that experience where we hear a song that we've liked for many years, and we finally hear what the writer tells us what it's about, and you're often disappointed.

People will read into what you say no matter what, so it doesn't matter to me.

It is a very serious consideration for a lyricist to step in there and suggest the meaning to a song. The music is speaking for itself.

You can really walk around a song and completely, if it's a good song, look at it from a lot of different angles. Johnny Cash with Rick Rubin illustrated that perfectly.

Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way.