Even when there's not a joke or a hook, the first line has to be good and snapem to attention. Songs ain't… — Dan Bern Copy Share Image
A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the… — Suzanne Vega Copy Share Image
I'd spent five hours that morning trying to write a song that was meaningful and good, and I finally gave up and… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Self-discovery in songwriting, bringing something forth that's instructive to yourself - some of the best songs that you will ever write are… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
I would like the ambition to go directly into songwriting; individual songs. I want to see what I can do to push… — Radical Face Copy Share Image
Songwriting ability is a gift. After a while, you come to realize, "I've really been blessed. I can write these things and… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
The way that I write is very instinctual and based off raw feeling--I'm a very emotional person and I think that comes… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I was teaching myself notes from three and then by seven I'd figured out how to play some chords, and at school… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
I think it was Tommy who told me, 'When your song is called 'XYZ' or whatever, every line has got to make… — Merle Haggard Copy Share Image
I think music moves me more than other people. I can hear a song and it can bring me to tears. It… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
It's not that I have resisted songwriting, it's just not something I felt I have had to do. I've just not woken… — Alison Krauss Copy Share Image
That's what I love about songwriting - that you can write something about your own experiences and think it's completely specific to… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I'm finding that writing poetry is strengthening my songwriting, because you're learning to make a piece of writing work on a page… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
That's another way of writing a song, of course. Just talking to somebody that ain't there. That's the best way. That's the… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I love when rappers have a off-beat, very abstract timing, and he certainly did.And any rapper who really approaches rapping with the… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
When I write, I never know the endings. What I think works in [my] stories is the fact that when I write,… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not be a… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
It's very helpful to start with something that's true. If you start with something that's false, you're always covering your tracks. Something… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
In terms of songwriting I think it might be a circular thing. I tend to go back and forth between quieter melancholy… — Thalia Zedek Copy Share Image
Wonderful songwriting, beautiful production, and deeply rooted in what makes American Roots Music great: Deep Southern Pain. It's the hurt that brings… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
As I've grown older I've been more influenced by more meandering styles of guitar playing, whether it's Celtic or Ethiopian folk music… — Ted Leo Copy Share Image
Some of the songs come so fully, it's like they are pre-packaged. There have been a couple that came in the middle… — John Prine Copy Share Image
I started playing guitar and writing songs when I was 15. I think what mainly sparked my interest was just the fact… — Kate Voegele Copy Share Image
I wake up in the morning, or the middle of the night when an idea comes through. My songwriting style, basically I… — Creed Bratton Copy Share Image
I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every… — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
If you're in it because you love it and you have to do it, that's the right reason. If you're in it… — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
Even though, theoretically, being a composer and being a songwriter are the same thing, in my brain, they are completely different. When… — Michael Bacon Copy Share Image
I write about what I know and what I've experienced. That's the only way it can be real to me. I love… — Aaron Tippin Copy Share Image
Country is bringing in a little rock element... a little '80s element. Melody is king now. But its just in the music,… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
Politics is a part of life and art is about life. It doesn't mean that all the art has to be about… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
If you like someone's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Songwriting is not particularly easy for me. I think it would be easy for me if I didn't have such high restrictions… — John Congleton Copy Share Image
Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or… — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
There's a lot of really inspiring music coming around the bend - we tend to believe that to sound classic or timeless… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I love my complexion, but like so many of us, in the early years at primary school, I grew up thinking that… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
Traditionally, an engineer is responsible for capturing sound - microphone choice, gear, etc. A producer can have a number of different responsibilities… — Matt Squire Copy Share Image
It's just the more you do it the better you get, or at least that's how I feel in my case. I… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
Some things need to be a song. Some things need to be a play. Some things need to be a painting. Some… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
I have never been in a serious relationship and never had a break-up, so I can't tug on my heartstrings that way.… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
“A tawdry realm of shifting, insecure employment and fleeting glimpses of high reward for little effort. A world where strings are pulled… — Kevin Armstrong Copy Share Image
![“When I write, I never know the endings. What I think works in [my] stories is the fact that when I write, I really want to find out what is going on-I'm writing for myself as a reader. It's like when you dream a dream. I want to know what's behind the door. If I navigate, it's from a place that's…” quote by Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c0d/etgar-keret-2656_behinds_when-i-write-i-never-know-the-endings-wh_1886521.png)
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