#Lyrics Quotes

“My lyrics aren't offensive. Some people find everything offensive.”

“When I listen to a song, I don't say, 'Oh my gosh, that vocal line she sang was the best thing I ever heard.' I'm thinking, 'That lyric just moves me. That lyric just said what I feel better than I could say it myself.'”

“It doesn't bother me when people try to deconstruct my songs - because at least they're looking at the lyrics, and paying attention to the way the story is told.”

“Load up our guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend”

“Why in the hell do journalists insist on coming up with a second rate Freudian evaluation on my lyrics when 90% of the time they've transcribed the lyrics incorrectly?”

“And I swear that I don't have a gun...no I don't have a gun”

“With the lights out, It's less dangerous. Here we are now, Entertain us. I feel stupid, And contagious. Here we are now. Entertain us.”

“My lyrics say I have morals, I have confidence, I have weaknesses, I have strong points, that I am a human being.”

“"I've always thought there was this underlying thing in Paul's "Get Back." When we were in the studio recording it, every time he sang the line "Get back to where you once belonged," he'd look at Yoko."”

“The reading of the song is vital. The written word is first always . . . first. Not belittling the music, but it really is a backdrop. To convey the meaning of a song you need to look at the lyric and understand it.”

“When you're happy you enjoy the music, but when you're sad you understand the lyrics.”