Songwriter Quotes

I'm a songwriter first.

— Carole King

I've always been a songwriter.

— Daya

I was never a topical songwriter.

— Bob Dylan

I'm not a natural songwriter.

— Rod Stewart

I'm a songwriter.

— John Rzeznik

I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today.

— Otis Blackwell

It's bad to be labeled just another singer-songwriter.

— James Bay

It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news.

— John Mellencamp

Im a songwriter and Id love to make that a part of my career.

— Condola Rashad

The film maker can not see while the songwriter can not here

— RENT {movie

I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter.

— Mel Brooks

My job as a songwriter is to write good songs.

— Greg Brown

I think of myself as an interpretative singer and a songwriter.

— Lizz Wright

“Find what makes you happy and go for it with all your heart. It will be hard, but I promise it will…

— Charlotte Eriksson

What made me a comedian was that I wasn't really a songwriter, I was more of a poet.

— Tommy Chong

As a songwriter, you always look for guys that you can write good with. Show up, have an idea, knock it out…

— Jon Pardi

I didn't want to be this four-chord acoustic singer songwriter because that stuff just got so old to me.

— Kathleen Edwards

I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter…

— L.A. Reid

As a songwriter, I have a duty to keep my heart on my sleeve because no one else will tell that story.

— Griff

Andrew Calhoun tells the truth. To my knowledge, there is no better songwriter alive.

— Dave Carter

The back story of a songwriter isn't important to me - I don't listen to music needing to know who the guy…

— Jakob Dylan

When I started out, I wanted to be Billy Joel. The plan was to be a singer-songwriter of that ilk, and, then,…

— Jason Robert Brown

Being a better songwriter, that's top of the list because I think that is a very intimidating, difficult task. I really admire…

— Morgan James

I think my favorite artists are honest artists, and as a songwriter, that's what you have to do. You have to be…

— Lauren Alaina

If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because…

— Smokey Robinson

As a songwriter, there's nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn't really celebrate, because it wasn't right. Luther…

— Richard Marx

My highest aspirations as a songwriter are that people would sing my songs or know songs I've written sometime in as far…

— Jeff Tweedy

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if thats all youve got,…

— Katy Perry

I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be…

— Anita Baker

I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross…

— Sam Hunt

I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as a songwriter,…

— Janis Ian

“It was a very ordinary day, the day I realised that my becoming is my life and my home and that I…

— Charlotte Eriksson

“So many people will tell you ”no”, and you need to find something you believe in so hard that you just smile…

— Charlotte Eriksson

I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I…

— Bonnie Raitt

Growing up as a singer, and a cast member, and now as an adult, a songwriter, I get the luxury of choosing…

— Jason Mraz

A lot of people, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and a lot of people have written for other people, and of course…

— Bonnie McKee

I was one of those guys, you know, playing and singing, and there was no reason for me to write a song,…

— John Mellencamp

My only weapon is my pen, I'm a songwriter.

— Sly Stone

I'm a songwriter. Everything affects me.

— Taylor Swift

I've grown as an artist, as a person, as a songwriter.

— Maisie Peters