Songwriting was always my passion, it just came out in the form of rap. When I listen back to my old mixtapes,… — Jelly Roll Copy Share Image
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to write bad songs and then start over and re-evaluate. Songs are like plants, in that you grow them.… — Corey Harris Copy Share Image
There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I remember reading a book that was on songwriting at some point that I found in my dad's store, and just... I… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
For me going solo meant freedom to collaborate and do whatever I feel I'm good at doing. For me it was really… — Melissa Auf der Maur Copy Share Image
Upwell is one of the most terrifyingly great bands I have ever known out of Seattle. Their musicianship and songwriting is monstrous...… — Jack Endino Copy Share Image
A lot of bands are influenced by other bands, and that informs their songwriting for sure. It definitely informs my songwriting, too.… — Ty Segall Copy Share Image
When we try and blend the two together, the songwriting and the touring like we did before, it doesn't really work. We… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I write one step at a time, always finishing off the part I'm working on before even thinking about the next part.… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
When you're home or you're working, your mind just isn't allowed to just roll on like it does when you're watching the… — Pegi Young Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention… — Melissa Manchester Copy Share Image
Asked if he knew how important Stardust would be, Mitchell Parish said he did have a gut feeling that this was a… — Paul Zollo Copy Share Image
I used to daydream in class about what it'd be like to be a singer. It's what I wanted to be ever… — Daya Copy Share Image
When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics… — Marcus Mumford Copy Share Image
People think I live here on Nantucket and just gaze at the ocean, getting my inspiration. Not so. I work in my… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
I really like and singing, and songwriting and producing. It depends on the song and the mood and who I'm working with,… — Lalah Hathaway Copy Share Image
I love songs, and I love songwriting, and there's a standard of songwriting within Chicago blues in particular. I don't like the… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
You can be born into a musical family and have an ear for music but being technically gifted, be it playing an… — Barry Zito Copy Share Image
What songwriting does better than almost anything is empathy - it's incredibly empathetic. The reason people sat around in bars when they… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
When I was around 13 or 14, I started getting really into songwriting. And one day, I was rooting through my mum's… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
I've gone a year and not written a song just because I couldn't think of anything. But I always come back to… — Guy Clark Copy Share Image
Raksin worked for Alfred Hitchcock, about whom one of the most famous Raksin anecdotes was spoken. The legendary director declared he wanted… — Paul Zollo Copy Share Image
I started meeting the right people, like [producer] Dave [Okumu], who explained to me how songwriting is really simple - "just like… — Jessie Ware Copy Share Image
I feel happy about the songs I've written. I'm a great lover of the craft of songwriting, and I sure admire it… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues,… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter first...In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I… — Carole King Copy Share Image
I've been a list maker for years, even before I was a musician. I was always writing things down and kept long… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
Ideas are floating like fish. Desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. If you desire an idea, it… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
'If You Could Read My Mind' was written during the collapse of my marriage. It's a great song. No one has any… — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
It was my 16th birthday-my mom and dad gave me my Goya classical guitar that day. I sat down, wrote this song,… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
I don't think there are any clichés I try to avoid. As soon as I spot a cliché, I go for it.… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
I don’t shake at the site of alcohol anymore. I don’t feel the need for it. If anything I’ll get stoned. I… — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
I've always known that I was a gifted person. ... I've always felt like I would be punished, severely, if I didn't… — Merle Haggard Copy Share Image
The funny thing is, because I was doing a lot of theater when I was a kid, and a lot of that… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
I lived in Nashville for about five years. It was almost like me going to college for my craft. I immersed myself… — Jamie Lynn Spears Copy Share Image
I'm writing all the time. And as the songs begin to coalesce, I'm not doing anything else but writing. I wish I… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
![“I started meeting the right people, like [producer] Dave [Okumu], who explained to me how songwriting is really simple - "just like shitting," he said. "You gotta let it all out." When he put it like that, however disgusting it is, it made a lot of sense to me.” quote by Jessie Ware](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2b9/jessie-ware-16666_dave_i-started-meeting-the-right-people-like_2088424.png)
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