Andrew Motion Quotes

The common denominator is a love of music.

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure.

I actually hate lyrics, and I hate it when they're quoted in reviews. I don't think they matter that much; it's the sounds of words - not the words - that I look for.

I'm trying to make the poems as musical as I can - from the inception. So that whether they're read on the page, or people read them aloud, or I read them aloud, the musicality will be kind of a given.

A good record is one where I can tap my toes. I always say let your feet do the thinking.

The point here is that I enjoyed singing. I enjoyed the rhythm of it. I grew up listening to Louis Prima, who was also rhythmic.

My mom is about 60 years old and she loves our music because she can bounce around to it.

We love music, and when it's good we flip. And we want to get to the core of why it's good.

I love when I dive into lyrics that give me human complexity and intricate narrative.

I knew I loved music, and I knew that I could feel music. So, I knew I had rhythm.

I really like melodies.

I'd do the blues all the time if I could, that's what I'm into. But people just don't like to hear it.

I'd always been a kid that loved literature, reading, writing - anything to do with words - so music was just a path.

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

People tend to put too much focus on the lyrics. It's not the be-all and end-all of our songs.

Poems are a form of music, and language just happens to be our instrument - language and breath.

When I first began writing, it was not in screenwriting but in poetry. That form was so evocative, all about the image and the emotion captured in a Polaroid-like smattering of words.

I'm not as aware of categories in music as some people are. To me it's just music. I'm interested in all kinds of music.

I like clever lyrics, funny lyrics, dumb lyrics. I can never put my finger on what I like about them.

I love all music. I'm not specific. I don't just love one genre!

I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it came through hip-hop lyrics and my obsession with reading liner notes. Queen Latifah's 'Black Reign' is the album that stands out the most.

I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.

I do believe the music keeps us coming back. We really enjoy playing it.

I guess I just love all kinds of music.

I love Pink and Nelly Furtado - the honesty and truth in their lyrics. I also love Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper.