Most of our artists are songwriters, so the songs are still central to all this. If you don't have great songs, it… — Scott Borchetta Copy Share Image
For me personally, I love art and artists of all mediums and we've seen madness is more often than not present in… — Jeff Feuerzeig Copy Share Image
I really enjoy playing solo acoustic. I think it's good for me as a songwriter to stay in touch with what it… — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
I am just beside myself about how the beautiful songwriters that I know, a lot of whom are women, and a lot… — Raye Copy Share Image
Sinatra was pretty astute - he used the best songwriters around, he used all the resources, he covered every song from the… — Martin Fry Copy Share Image
Frequently, as so many poets and psalmists and songwriters have said, the invisible shift happens through the broken places. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Whenever a songwriter writes a big hit, then the next 20 songs they write - no matter how bad they are -… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
I think being a singer-songwriter... your job is to tell a story that other people can't really tell themselves. — Gabrielle Aplin Copy Share Image
The fact that there are singer-songwriters dealing with substantive issues is encouraging. It's important for young people to perceive that there are… — Mary Travers Copy Share Image
The idea of massive amounts of fame-having my face on Walgreens end-caps and pizza boxes-I don't fantasize about that. I'm happy with… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
If I were not a black artist but I was still singing, playing guitar, and singing ballads that are spiritual and cerebral,… — India Arie Copy Share Image
I think inside every rock journalist, there's somebody who wishes they had the courage to live the life that they're not, and… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
Being singer/songwriter implies versatility and being able to create more than one medium, and R&B artist is a box, simple as that.… — Frank Ocean Copy Share Image
Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, 'Yeah, songwritin' man,' looking wistful.… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
I'm an English songwriter/composer, working in Mandarin and trying to find something about Chinese culture that I really relate to and respect… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came… — Frankie Valli Copy Share Image
Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
I might be a completely different kind of songwriter but I definitely think there are some things... I've taken pieces from different… — Mark Stoermer Copy Share Image
I've grown up on American songwriters my whole life - listening to Paul Simon and Bob Dylan and people like John Prine… — Passenger Copy Share Image
I never sit down to write. When I'm moved, I do it. I just wait for it to come. You just hear… — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
I was sixteen, I became a working guitar player gigging in LA, mostly in top 40 bands, then touring. I learned to… — Danny Jacob Copy Share Image
I think people who are artists, actors, singers, great songwriters, they tend to have a hyper state of emotion where they feel… — Willie Aames Copy Share Image
We teach young kids from 8 to 14 or 15 about their musical heritage through great songs written by American songwriters. We… — Margaret Whiting Copy Share Image
I try not to listen to other music. I have to keep my mind open for what's coming in as a songwriter.… — Mark Farner Copy Share Image
A lot of festivals can be a jumble of electronic music and rock and roll, and everything's all mixed up - some… — Jenny O Copy Share Image
If you're somebody who writes songs or writes fiction, a writer that people pay for your opinion in any way, you shouldn't… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Well technology has changed a lot of things, making it possible for just about anyone to make music. But not everybody is… — Frankie Knuckles Copy Share Image
Music and songs have always been a constant part of my life, and still are. My brother Michael, who is a songwriter… — Matthew Zapruder Copy Share Image
I love the traditional music of all our islands - Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales , but I suppose I'm viewed pretty… — Ralph McTell Copy Share Image
I work very closely with my publisher and just give them tons and tons of music, and then they link that with… — Dave Sitek Copy Share Image
I always loved singing, but I thought it was like drawing - just something you do in your own little corner to… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
It's a scary question for a musician or songwriter today - what does the future hold? It is a strange time in… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me… — Margaret Whiting Copy Share Image
If you're a songwriter, it's to perform your songs. For singers, it's just to get to sing somewhere. So while there may… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
I think the nature of songwriters is that they are philosophers, and philosophers have a bent towards poetry and songwriting, so I… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
The greatness of Mac Rebennack, alias, Dr. John, also known as John Crieux, rests on his command of the musical use of… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become… — Barry Mann Copy Share Image
I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good… — Robin Gibb Copy Share Image
I've been close friends with Katy since teenagers, before she was Katy Perry. She's always been a great resource for me to… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I'm trying to create a collection of stories - the 'U.F.O.W.A.V.E.' songs are all stories. I haven't really taken direct lyrical influence… — King Krule Copy Share Image
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