21 Lyricist Quotes for You to Enjoy

As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts. Alicia Keys

Love Great You Other Lyricist Lyrics Concepts Hear

I was an underground rapper and only 16 years old, a freshman at high school. Bang thought I had potential as a rapper and lyricist, and we went from there. Then Suga joined us. RM

Rapper School Old Thought Lyricist High High School Only Potential Joined Had Underground Freshman Years Bang Then Us

I don't sing melodically. Rhyme pattern is how I sing. I also write like a lyricist or an MC because that's what I was before I was a singer. I just took those elements and put them into music. Erykah Badu

Music Before Took Lyricist Those Write Put Like Sing Also Singer Because How Just Rhyme Pattern Them Elements

I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist. Missy Elliott

Best Lyricist Come Off Tryin

I've never considered myself a lyricist, but I have stuff to say. Brendon Urie

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I think, with music, I'm a lyricist who talks about real life things. Machine Gun Kelly

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As a writer, as a lyricist, you're just trying to make sure that you're not repeating yourself. And that's a danger for a lot of people. So for me, I just try to keep taking corners and trying to find new paths. Corey Taylor

I make a timeless music. I think I've made my mark as a lyricist and as an innovator and as a tastemaker. Pusha T

Music Made Think Mark Lyricist Innovator Make Timeless

I listened to a lot of Joni Mitchell in high school. She was sort of an inspiration to me. I think she's a great lyricist, and she makes interesting choices. Zooey Deschanel

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Howard Ashman was an amazing lyricist and an amazing artist. Alan Menken

Amazing Lyricist Artist

Nothing against Nicki Minaj - I think she's a dope lyricist, and her body is perfect, along with a dope personality. But I'm more into a woman who's not so much into the spotlight. Jeremih

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Technically, 'Kukla, Fran and Ollie' was a kids' show, but adults watched almost religiously - and we're talking adult adults, celebrated adults - including James Thurber, Orson Welles, John Steinbeck, Adlai E. Stevenson and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Tom Shales

Technically Lyricist Kids John Sondheim Adult Almost Stevenson Talking Welles Celebrated James Show Including Orson Welles Watched

Alan Jay Lerner needed a hit. The Broadway lyricist and librettist was a decade removed from his greatest successes when his partnership with composer Frederick Loewe produced something approaching unholy alchemy. Sarah Weinman

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I didn't feel like I was allowed to be a songwriter. I thought I had to be a really intelligent lyricist, like a poet. Kate Nash

Thought Poet Lyricist Had Allowed Songwriter Feel Like Intelligent Really

I dabbled a little bit in the whole music thing but I've always thought about Bernie Taupin, who is Elton John's lyricist; Elton John is the great melody and song writer but Bernie Taupin is the one who writes all the lyrics. I don't write lyrics, and I never wanted to be in the music business if I was just going to be a puppet in it. Carmen Ejogo

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One of the key emotions a lot of people seem to be feeling is disillusionment, and what I try to do as a lyricist is touch on these emotions. Myles Kennedy

People Emotions Key Try Feeling Lyricist Seem Touch Lot Disillusionment

I don't want to work on a musical if I'm not the lyricist. David Lindsay-Abaire

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I'm not a fast, stream-of-consciousness lyricist at all - I know some guys who are, and if there is one skill I wish I had, it's that. Jonny Lang

Wish Lyricist Some Guys Had Know Skill Who Fast

Sammy Davis, Andy Williams, Tony Bennett... their records sell in the millions; when I do it, it just trickles. But for the composer and lyricist, there's a tidy bit to be made that way, too, so I don't really mind. Anthony Newley

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