Lyrical Quotes

A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted. - Thurston Moore

A good lyric sings to me. And another lyricist might sing another lyrical song to me. - Barry Mann

[In addition to shaking up the lyrical content, he also rethought the musical elements.] I was working with structures that weren't like a normal song, ... no vocal starting at the top and going to the end. - Burt Bacharach

[Earlier Son Volt releases possessed a more composed, controlled atmosphere, which showed off Farrar's songwriting chops well, but the new one has a more pervasive sense of urgency, not just lyrically but also musically. There's an immediacy that's palpable.] We were kind of a new configuration, so there's an edge there, a spontaneity that's basically good... Maybe we were aware that this was something special that never happened before? - Jay Farrar