Sam Shepard Quotes

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

Great melody over great riffs is, to me, the secret of it all.

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.

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

I really believe in melody.

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

Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs are about timing.

The River,' to me, meant 43 songs.

It varies from song to song, but melody was always easy for me.

Music is magic.

The secret of a great melody is a secret.

Music is the perfect type of art.

Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpointists to hack post-horses; therefore be advised, let well alone and remember the old Italian proverb: Chi sa più, meno sa— Who knows most, knows least.

It is the melody and the rhythm that are by far the most important and then words and imagery and stuff, story bits will start to stick to a melody and that is the way I write.

Music is the universal language.

I know melody. I know rhythm; I know bass guitar; I know the piano. I know everything about music that helps build the music that go along with creating the whole art form, you know what I'm saying?

Music is your guide.

In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brain.

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.

I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.

Writing songs is a trade like anything else.

Music is organized sound.

I guess a good song is a good song is a good song, ya know.

Music is the soundtrack of your life.

A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.