I didn't want to be a solo Westlife - covers and ballads - and the reason I signed with Capitol Records was… — Shane Filan Copy Share Image
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It was like I had evolved to a certain stage where I was stuck in this songwriter bag as an image. But… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
[Non-performing songwriters] climb the mountain the first time, take their successes in stride, and when they tumble down the mountain, they just… — Michael Kosser Copy Share Image
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If you want to be a songwriter and place a song with a popular artist, then it's ok to follow the trends.… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry.… — Cub Koda Copy Share Image
John Farrar, my dear friend and songwriter/producer of most of my hits (he wrote "You're The One That I Want" and "Hopelessly… — Olivia Newton-John Copy Share Image
Songwriting is a craft. Writing good songs on a a consistent basis doesn not happen spontaneously. In fact, most of our best… — Michael Kosser Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to… — George Strait Copy Share Image
I tell the songwriter's story. When I read people's lyrics, I'm so amazed. I want to tell this story and make it… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
I'm taking drama classes, they say I'm a natural actress. I think it's just because I talk a lot. I'm also learning… — Lindsay Pagano Copy Share Image
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In the Troubadour days, it was all those songwriters that I hung around with all the time, so I could get songs… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
We've had musical stuff in the show [South Park] forever. That's mostly because Trey's a big musical fan, and he's a great… — Matt Stone Copy Share Image
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I feel like this song [Yello, "Oh Yeah"] was probably done in a couple of minutes in a studio. There was probably… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
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![“[Non-performing songwriters] climb the mountain the first time, take their successes in stride, and when they tumble down the mountain, they just consider the tumble part of their profession and don't even waste time mourning their slump. They continue to write, make new connections, and move…” quote by Michael Kosser](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aea/michael-kosser-56737_climbs_non-performing-songwriters-climb-the-mou_2692731.jpg)
![“John Farrar, my dear friend and songwriter/producer of most of my hits (he wrote "You're The One That I Want" and "Hopelessly Devoted to You," among others), wrote the song ["I Think You Might Like It"] and it captures so much fun and joy! Having that reunion as well, with John and John - made the…” quote by Olivia Newton-John](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fb3/olivia-newton-john-5653_capture_john-farrar-my-dear-friend-and-songwrite_533597.jpg)
![“We've had musical stuff in the show [South Park] forever. That's mostly because Trey's a big musical fan, and he's a great songwriter. He's been writing songs his whole life. So since the beginning, we've always put a lot of musical moments.” quote by Matt Stone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/498/matt-stone-12349_bigs_we-ve-had-musical-stuff-in-the-show-sout_905239.png)
![“I feel like this song [Yello, "Oh Yeah"] was probably done in a couple of minutes in a studio. There was probably no thought behind it; they were just playing with some samples and threw it together. I feel like there's no dream behind the song. Usually there's a dream or some kind of passion…” quote by Margaret Cho](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/45a/margaret-cho-1136_behinds_i-feel-like-this-song-yello-oh-yeah-was_1552504.png)
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