Songwriter Quotes · Page 10

I'm no songwriter because all of my popular songs have just been outgrowths of themes for the various pictures.

— Henry Mancini

I'm not a big songwriter guy. People who are really good singer-songwriters usually left me kind of cold.

— James Murphy

I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.

— Kid Rock

I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.

— Bruno Mars

I've retreated to what I was originally, which is an individual songwriter.

— Denny Laine

I've spent most of my life playing with Tom Petty, and he's a damn good songwriter.

— Benmont Tench

I'm a recording studio guy, an engineer, a songwriter and a guitar player, in that order.

— J. J. Cale

As a songwriter, it's kind of hard to listen to your own stuff with clarity.

— Stone Gossard

I'm not really calculated enough or trained enough as a musician or songwriter to create a style in order to please people.…

— Jane Wiedlin

I definitely want to act and I want to sing. If those two fall through, I want to become a writer, probably,…

— Cassie Steele

I think to varying degrees, every artist is using their partner as a sounding board. When your partner is the greatest songwriter…

— JP Saxe

I started listening to The-Dream a lot. That's when I really got into writing songs. I like the way he put lyrics…

— Bryson Tiller

I just don't see myself as a songwriter or a country singer or any of those things anymore. It's more trying to…

— Sturgill Simpson

As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there…

— Dolly Parton

I come from a songwriter background, so essentially with my music, I'm trying to make songs that will last a lifetime and…

— Jonas Blue

David Bowie worked with Brian Eno and dressed up in extraordinary clothes, but he was also a brilliant songwriter who captured the…

— Bat for Lashes

“But the more you thing about it, I think the best songwriter is the one who makes you feel like you are…

— Billy Joe Shaver

My father was a songwriter and he had a studio, and I was always surrounded by musicians and people creating music. I…

— Lorne Balfe

Looking back on my whole experience, the biggest takeaway was just being proud of what you do, and knowing that it's okay…

— Tobias Jesso Jr

I made a promise to myself to write songs I liked. I'm an acoustic singer/songwriter, and I need to be able play…

— Shawn Colvin

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for…

— Emeli Sande

Like I say, I'm always writing and if something sticks, it sticks. I get to write with great songwriters in town. Lori…

— Tim McGraw

I didn't start writing songs, honestly, until I started making my album. I was always doing poetry, but I never thought I…

— Alessia Cara

'Aqualung' marks the point at which I had the confidence as a songwriter and as a guitar player to actually pick up…

— Ian Anderson

I'd rather be known as a songwriter than a guitarist, although I love to play the guitar.

— Rick Nielsen

I wanted to be a songwriter.I didn't so much want to be a performer.I more grew into that just from being a…

— Rosanne Cash

It is cool to have a label head that is also a songwriter, in a band, and produces records.

— Rivers Cuomo

Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song…

— Stephen Malkmus

I see myself continuing to be a songwriter and a motivator and someone that has grown in her faith.

— Ashthon Jones

My original dream was to become a singer-songwriter, so I sent a video of myself playing the piano and singing to all…

— Park Bo-gum

I tend to get quite close to the songs because I've always been the main songwriter.

— Roland Orzabal

Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.

— Danny Brown

As I've matured as a songwriter, I realize that if it's out there, it's mine.

— John Mellencamp

I was a songwriter and I've written some good songs, but there are lots of greater songs that I know I have…

— Jimmy Cliff

As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.

— Jake Bugg

I would love to work with Paolo Nutini because he is so soulful and an amazing songwriter.

— Birdy

I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter/rhythm-guitar player.

— Rick Nielsen

When you ask a songwriter, "What's your favorite song?" he goes, "The next one."

— Vince Gill

A lot of people who were writing when I came through originally as a singer-songwriter have disappeared.

— Van Morrison

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others…

— Jessie J