Meshell Ndegeocello Quotes

Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.

It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them.

For me, making music just starts with a simple melody, and lyrics will come sometime after that.

There's not a note of mine that's worth the noting.

The music is the main thing and it's just as easy to write acceptable words.

It's not just music. To me, it's songwriting more than anything. A lot of people say it's expression, but to me, it's more than that.

From the beginning, music has been the chosen way to express feelings that words alone can't.

Language' is, I think, my favorite song that I've ever written.

When you're songwriting, it's like talking about your own life experience. When you're with a band, you have to compromise.

Every song has a bouquet, which is the music. If you can put words with something that is really apt, then you've done it.

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

There's such a huge difference between a great arrangement of riffs and a song. Sometimes the two can be the same. But the difference is a song doesn't necessarily need a riff, whereas a riff doesn't necessarily mean you've got a good song on your hands.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

Sometimes I feel like a melody doesn't have anything to do with me, but it's just something that comes, is accumulated from me playing on the piano, and then this little creature just appears.

Music. It's all creativity right here, right now.

Music is wonderful. Especially if there's some kind of content to it.

There are so many great songs yet to sing.

The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation. I can't contrive a song.

Here's how I understand music. If you can play the same bunch of noise twice, it's music. To go beyond that is supercilious and pontificating.

My pure love is playing music.

I just play the guitar and write songs.

If I knew where the good songs came from, I'd go there more often.

Music is in everything I do.

I generally, you know, I don't - I don't really scat. I'm - I'm basically a songwriter so you need a little lyrics that rhyme and stuff.

I don't know what aids creativity. All I know is that it feels natural to hold a guitar in my hands and sing.