Adam Schlesinger Quotes

My parents have always had a great sense of humor. And I really appreciate good humor in songs, witty lyrics that sneak up on you and then you listen again, and say: 'That's so funny.' John Prine's songs have always had this really witty tone.

I think I write funny songs that make people kind of, like, stop what they're doing and be like, 'What did you say?' And then it makes them laugh a little bit.

We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'South Park' and Borat. We believe that we can attract many people who eschew the serious ambiance of concert halls and don't go to classical music concerts because of such reasons. However, there is a 'serious humor' on the stage: funny and ridiculous. That is important!

The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture.

Comedy is ridiculously hard. And if the rhythm is not right, if the music or the line is not right, it's not funny.

We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.

The people in New York - their humor is on a level that goes, uh, very deep, you know?

There's a few tunes of mine that don't have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere.

There's only two kinds of music I don't like... Country and Western.

I've always had a sick sense of humor, and I've always wanted that to permeate the music because I don't take myself seriously. I take the music seriously, but I know I'm not God's gift to anyone except my mom.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

I feel like a lot of serious music lives in generalizations - 'Love is a flower,' 'The sky is so dark' - but comedy lives in specifics.

It is only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

There is no way I will survive Mike Pence doing Carpool Karaoke. What song's he gonna sing? 'I Deported Your Grandmother?'

I say funny stuff in my lyrics to make people laugh, but it's all in the seriousness of the music. I'm just being witty.

I think the humor, when applied in the right amount, only serves to intensify the other emotions in a given song; it highlights them, makes them stand out.

Music is never inherently funny!

One of the great things about us Jews is that we tell the best jokes. Part of the reason is we tell jokes against ourselves - before anyone else gets to do it.

Music can be witty, but it's not funny unless it's conceptually funny.

Humor is based on the way a man looks at life's ironies, and being a member of a minority group can certainly be ironic.

We have a need to make people laugh at things they'd never thought about, make them laugh at things that aren't logical.

I’m a ridiculous person. If you take anything any comedian says seriously, then you’re stupid.

It is inconceivable how much wit it requires to avoid being ridiculous.

Politicians can do more funny things naturally than I can think of to do purposely

See the ridiculous in everything.