Wayne Coyne Quotes

As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there I wish I'd written? Yes. There's many of them!

Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect. I spent four and a half years as a sideman with Ray Brown's trio. Music was his life, more so than anyone I could mention.

Soul is a colourless thing. I don't think you have to be a black person to be automatically soulful. I respect Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake; they do what they do. For me, my philosophy has always been 'contribution before competition.'

The artists that I relate to and love the most are the ones where I can listen to the record, and I can know them better, and for me, that's writing it.

Lyrics mean a lot to me, and I won't record a song unless I can feel it. That's something I learned from Carter Stanley. Even when he wasn't perfect technically, he got inside a song and sold it emotionally.

Colin Blunstone did a cover of one of my songs, and the reason I liked it was he changed it completely from my version.

It's humbling when people sing back to you!

How many millions of times have I sung 'Love Changes Everything?' But when I see how it matters to people, it gives me the impetus to rediscover it and remember how lucky I am to have a song like that.

Most people are at a concert because they want to be inspired, entertained, moved; we musicians have the mission to be bringers of joy, of ecstasy.

When we were writing the 'Stage' album, we realized we'd never really done proper covers, where we were taking songs and making them our own and kind of playing around with them. I came up with the idea of doing a cover of 'Wish You Were Here,' but we didn't really want it on the record.

When you listen to my songs, you hear messages and real stories. That's what's setting me apart.

Working next to Glenn Close was unreal. I kept saying, 'I'm gonna pinch myself, this is a dream.' She's one of the most respected actresses in the world, and I respect her so much.

Empowering those around you to be heard and valued makes the difference between a leader who simply instructs and one who inspires.

I remember what it felt like when I was young, and I looked up to someone, and they would pay me just an ounce of attention. And some of the bands I listened to when I was young probably never even sold any albums, but it didn't matter to me. If I'd go up and say, 'Great show,' it would be amazing that they even would acknowledge me.

You have to connect with a song, and when you write it, that connection is already there. It's your baby; your passion is in that song.

Music inspires some feeling in you. That's the same way I think about Uber.

The theater community is so incredible, kind, and supportive.

Paul Gray - he believed in my art, and I believed in his music. Together, we decided to change the world, and that's what we did.

Eminem heard my music, and he didn't wanna take a meeting with me.

I have my strong faith, respect, and belief in Rajamouli sir. The fact that he believed I could play 'Baahubali' was huge for me.

In order for us to have changes in society, we have to do a better job with listening to each other, listening to stories, listening to experiences and sharing things. That's the way you're able to come to a better understanding of people in general. We have to do a better job in society. It starts at the top.

Through music, I think we can inspire each other.

The love and affection of the people of Odisha continues to inspire me every day.

Songs, especially lyrics, have always been really important to me.

I am really thankful to the audiences that they have appreciated all my songs and I have managed to touch their soul.