Lyrics can't do what they do - or should do - when you're creating a musical with rock lyrics. There's plenty of room for rock musicals, just not all rock musicals. Harold Prince createlyricmusical Change image and share on social
Lyrics have become so dumbed down nowadays. People don't want to have to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be told something. Until these great things started happening with us, I'd really given up on reaching people like that. Nate Ruess anymoredumbgreat share on social
Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the language is too rich. You get drowned in it. Stephen Sondheim drowngenerallylanguage Change image and share on social
Lyrics need to be good, but they don't need to be obvious right away. Matt Berninger goodlyricobvious Change image and share on social
'm a general, I do something. I go out and fight wars and win them. John Milius fightgeneralwar Change image and share on social
M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul. The humor was intelligent and it always assumed that you had an intellect. Loretta Swit assumecharacterhumor Change image and share on social
'M*A*S*H,' to me, was about something. It had value beyond the laughs. Mike Farrell laugh Change image and share on social
M*A*S*H' was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked. Alan Alda cameraclickcollection Change image and share on social
M dad was a boxer, so he had this fierce, physical presence. Anthony Browne boxerdadfierce Change image and share on social
M. F. K. Fisher was a wonder and a huge influence, and someone I got to know pretty well at the end of her life. Ruth Reichl endfisherhuge Change image and share on social