Authors:

Bonnie McKee Quotes - Page 2

All Quotes Fun House Writing
I love really kitschy bad movies. Showgirls is one of my favorites. I saw House of Versace and died. I'm a big fan of made-for-TV movies because those are instant classics, naturally.

I love really kitschy bad movies. Showgirls is one of my favorites. I saw House of Versace and died. I'm a big fan of made-for-TV movies because those are instant classics, naturally.

Bonnie McKee
House, Fans, Saws
"Bonnie McKee, the Writer Behind Your Fave Katy Perry Songs, Talks Going Solo, Writing "Roar," and More". Interview With Mickey Woods, www.glamour.com. October 23, 2013.

I had an epiphany where I realised that there are song titles everywhere - in advertising, in conversations with people at the grocery store - and every time I open my mind to that and find titles, I then weave a story around that.

Bonnie McKee
Song, People, Mind

It's just funny that anybody would care at all to take apart the words that I write. It's kind of cool!

Bonnie McKee
Writing, Care, Kind

I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about.

Bonnie McKee
Song, Writing, Kids
"Bonnie McKee, the Writer Behind Your Fave Katy Perry Songs, Talks Going Solo, Writing 'Roar,' and More". Interview with Mickey Woods, www.glamour.com. October 23, 2013.

I think the difference between a good song and a great song is... honestly, I think the lyrics, because if you have a really solid melody and solid track and everything is there but then the lyric is just okay, then you've got a good song.

Bonnie McKee
Song, Thinking, Differences

I tend to get a little quirkier and crazier with my lyrics and come from a different angle when I'm writing for myself.

Bonnie McKee
Writing, Different, Littles

In real life I'm pretty easy going and pretty chill, I'm not the party girl who will go wild and crazy necessarily.

Bonnie McKee
Girl, Crazy, Real

I am a little crazy but when I'm on-stage, then I really get to play it up and perform and be over the top and it's like an outlet. It's fun to 'wild' out.

Bonnie McKee
Fun, Crazy, Play

There's a feeling that you get when you write songs where... it feels like it's destined to do something. Then sometimes you get that feeling with a song and it never goes anywhere, that happens all the time too, so you never really know.

Bonnie McKee
Song, Writing, Feelings

Sometimes I write a song and I'm down with it but I'm like yeah, whatever, and then everybody loves it and then it blows up. I'm like: "Okay! I didn't see that coming."

Bonnie McKee
Song, Writing, Blow

I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about. The first song I wrote was called "Kitten." It was about a boy named Liam, who I was just crazy about.

Bonnie McKee
Girl, Song, Crazy
"Bonnie McKee, the Writer Behind Your Fave Katy Perry Songs, Talks Going Solo, Writing "Roar," and More". Interview With Mickey Woods, www.glamour.com. October 23, 2013.

You May Also Like: