Sondheim is my god; I love the man. I learned a great deal about writing from his work, his lyrics, and his structure. Richard LaGravenese dealgodgreat Change image and share on social
Sondheim is the Shakespeare of the musical theater world. Mandy Patinkin musicalshakespearesondheim Change image and share on social
Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about. Bernadette Peters deepexplorefeeling Change image and share on social
Song Sung Blue took a lot of compressing and refining, and it has one of my favorite lyrics. Neil Diamond bluecompressfavorite Change image and share on social
Song-writing is therapy for me. I'm a very moody person, very difficult to live with. There's a lot going on and a lot of contradictions. My life is always one step away from disaster. Gary Numan contradictiondifficultdisaster Change image and share on social
Songs always get better after you start playing them live. Jason Mraz liveplaysong Change image and share on social
Songs are a way to express what I have felt. A way to understand what happened to me or to other people. Yael Naim expressfelthappen Change image and share on social
Songs are about just being totally honest and putting those words to music. Tom Odell honestmusicputt Change image and share on social
Songs are about whatever you want them to be about. For me it might mean something completely different than what it means to you. So I'd say it's about whatever the listener thinks it's about. Norah Jones completelylistenermean Change image and share on social
Songs are great. I love songs. I sing them in the shower sometimes. They can be poignant or cheery or angry, and they can have catchy and satisfying melodies. There's nothing wrong with songs. Russell Smith angrycatchycheery Change image and share on social
