Jeff Buckley Quotes

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it's pretty tough to top them, you know.

I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.

People always talk about the lyrics of Leonard Cohen, but I like his melodies. They are very defined and original.

I've always thought of music as something which gives the words their flight and their wings and the music often comes first, although sometimes I'll have a concept, a title idea, a lyric idea that I want to write and the lyric will come first.

I was drawn to love songs, but I was just drawn to great music - no matter if it's hip-hop, pop, R&B or whether it's rock n' roll or country. It could be a Garth Brooks song, and if it's a smash, then I'll love the different wordplay and different melodies. That's what I'm a fan of - great music.

My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.

A guitar for me is pretty much strictly in the context of writing songs for my band, coming up with ideas with my band, and then being able to perform those songs as best as I can on stage - that's what the guitar for me has always been.

I write songs all the time in my room. I play them for my friends and family.

I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have ever done to editing them is just cutting out a verse, but never rewriting lyrics.

I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.

Some songs depend heavily on the character, but, for the most part, a great song begs for reinterpretation every time it is sung, even when in character.

Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.

A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape!

When you sit down and write a song, you kind of have the idea for the song, and you sit there at the piano and you kinda just write it. And then of course later there's some dinking around with it and changing some stuff.

I really, really like writing songs.

I just want to keep writing music.

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

You have to make a choice when you start to sing and decide whether you want to service the music, and be at the top of your art, or if you want to be a very popular tenor.

When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

I have writing songs on my own for about six years.

People have used my songs and guitar style to teach guitar for a long time.

Then a friend of Jim's suggested we make a theme song to explain the story, and this is where the Mads came from. Josh and I wrote it into the theme song.

I enjoy songwriting. It's slow-motion improvising.