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I have a really hard time writing my own lyrics for this record, because one, I had to write so many and also I was kind of perplexed by the idea of how I was going to sing and play... because at that time, we hadn't really thought about asking someone else. Kim Gordon

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I don't even know if I always entirely get what I'm trying to say right away with lyrics. I like a lot of things that are more subtext. I grew up mishearing lyrics my whole life, but somehow there's so much more, too, that's implied in vocal delivery and the music itself and the gestural quality of it. Kim Gordon

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What I really like to do with my music is these concept stories, and I always like to have some life philosophies in the lyrics. King Diamond

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I never got lessons. I took influence from Chet Baker, Ian Dury, and Joe Strummer. I don't hear my voice and think, 'Yeah, that's a banging voice!' It's more about putting the right emotions into the right words and the lyrics than anything else to me. King Krule

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It's strange. No one ever really talked to me about my voice. People started writing about it, and I was like, 'What?' I'm really about my lyrics, but more people were talking about my voice. It's cool, but at first I got upset because I wanted people to focus on the content. King Krule

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I've always loved lyrics, so I used to listen to Sara Bareilles - more folky, singer-songwritery people. Kirstin Maldonado

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You work very hard on the lyrics. Getting them to fit the contours of improvised melodies. Kurt Elling

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I think it's hilarious that you would give an endorsement deal to someone who you've heard their lyrics a million times and you thought it was cool. And then they said something a little messed up and you take the endorsement deal away. Lamorne Morris

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Collaborating on lyrics has never worked for me. Lapsley

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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. Laura Marling

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I never wanted to write really cheesy pop lyrics - like, 'baby, baby, the sun is shining' - that's not something that interests me personally. I'm always wanting to write something that has some kind of meaning. Lauren Mayberry

Cacie Dalager's voice is beautiful, and her lyrics break my heart. Lauren Mayberry

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I realized that, for me, great records always moved me with the lyrics and the melodies. And so I said, 'I think I can do it now,' 'cause I found a team of people who understand I didn't want a record that was 'drop it, pop it, shake it' just 'cause I can dance. Laurieann Gibson

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'Used To' is one of my favorite records because of its confident, 'in-your-face' lyrics. LeToya Luckett

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The thing about Sondheim is that it does get very cerebral. You do need a faculty with words and a love for the lyrics to not just pull it off, but to have an appreciation for it. Lea Salonga

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I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me. Lee DeWyze

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A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really. Lenny Kravitz

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