Now [Sue Grafton] loves writer's block, seeing it as a message from the psyche that the narrative is headed in the wrong… — Colleen O'Connor Copy Share Image
Being raised Christian and going to church in a small town, that has a lot to do with my makeup as a… — Colter Wall Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be the crippled songwriter or the crippled singer. I wanted to be the singer or the songwriter who… — Doc Pomus Copy Share Image
Is rule of thumb in writing game: if story requires many long descriptions of smells so vile that will give reader nausea,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
To be a musician, especially a singer-songwriter - well, you don't do that if you have a thriving social life. You do… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
I'm a fairly tormented artist, and I'm less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside of songwriting. — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
Lyrically, 'less words mean more' is a pretty good rule of thumb. Try to cut out the fat and get to the… — Chris Stapleton Copy Share Image
Songwriting is something I really need to work on. I don't have very many songs but I really love it. I would… — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn't just fall from the sky.… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
The best songs are written through our anger. Even though feelings change over time, our lyrics will always remain inside the song… — Kastle King Copy Share Image
What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Songwriting becomes a conscious attempt to delve into the unconscious. Even those writers who scoff at the concept of a spiritual source… — Paul Zollo Copy Share Image
I got signed with the songwriting deal when I was sixteen and they were really great - my publishers, who to this… — Lights Copy Share Image
I'm just following the Irish tradition of songwriting, the Irish way of life, the human way of life. Cram as much pleasure… — Shane MacGowan Copy Share Image
I wanted to understand things and then be free of them. I needed to learn how to telescope things, ideas. Things were… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing to remember is that pain passes. And artistically, the pain is going to pass. It's what… — Alex Ebert Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I'm writing a song I'll get carried away with production when I'm only on the first verse, and that sacrifices… — Nina Nesbitt Copy Share Image
I didn't move to Nashville with any inkling or dreams of getting a record deal. I didn't have those stars in my… — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
I'm from a little island off of Massachusetts, Nantucket. It's hard getting into the music business from there, but my parents took… — Meghan Trainor Copy Share Image
I don't think I have any right to say I belong to that [Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan tradition]. I think that's something that… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I would describe my style of songwriting as classic. I learned very early on and have stuck to the core principles of… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
It's not like I'm looking to describe something that's only true of my own circumstances. It's beyond. It's way inside, you know.… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
When I'm writing I've been playing something for a couple of hours and I'm almost in a trance. At two or three… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I definitely still have ... angst but I also wrote some songs that say it's okay to love, now. I'm happy in… — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
“I tried to look at writing a song almost like solving a mystery. The song was there, buried somewhere in my brain.… — Jon Skovron Copy Share Image
Songwriting's a weird game. I never intended to become one - I fell into this by mistake, and I can't get out… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
We've always just gotten up there and played. We don't have any dancers, we don't have all that stuff going on, we… — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
More times than not, it's a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
I often say songwriting is like trying to climb down a ladder at night. You put your foot on the next rung… — Crowder Copy Share Image
I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where… — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
If after two weeks you still can't write your middle-eight, the best course of action is to see a psychiatrist — Ray Davies Copy Share Image
The first rule of improv is 'Never say no.' Use it when co-writing. To co-write, you need to be willing to be… — Chuck Cannon Copy Share Image
The songwriting did come naturally; it really did. Like Joe said, the first song we ever wrote together was the song that… — Kevin Jonas Copy Share Image
Songwriting can get pretty heavy and personal for me and I like being able to explore different emotions that are not necessarily… — Ryan Bingham Copy Share Image
You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul. — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
My brain never turns off of songwriting. Every conversation, everything I see, I'm just kind of like a sponge and I soak… — Dustin Lynch Copy Share Image
All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable. — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
Folk music is not for a select group of people who feel that maybe he taught them about this music and that… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
Every riff had to be perfect and heavy, collectively what we wanted it to be. If there was one person in the… — Johnny Christ Copy Share Image
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