Songwriting Quotes · Page 7

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

— Geddy Lee

Songwriting's gonna be my number one, because that's what's given me the other opportunities.

— Lainey Wilson

Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience.

— Amos Lee

I sit down and I write and I make sure that it follows the code of Songwriting Craft 101.

— Van Hunt

I'm always trying to find myself little holes where I can do some songwriting.

— Darius Rucker

It won't be long before we'll be writing together again. I just hope they have a decent piano up there.

— Anonymous

Songwriting's never been a natural art for me; it's always been a bit of a struggle.

— Rod Stewart

I think I'm better at songwriting now, and it does come easier. I have faith in my initial instincts.

— Mark Kozelek

I really do love pop. I understand songwriting, I understand the business, and I'm not stuck in any one particular time period.

— Nile Rodgers

I really wanted to focus on my songwriting, or songwriting with other people. I wanted to go learn from other people who…

— Mikky Ekko

One of the most frustrating parts about songwriting for me is production, but it makes me want to get better at it…

— Brendon Urie

The words come. Usually, it's a long time before they come. And then when they start to come, it doesn't take so…

— Paul Simon

People like to say their songs are like children, but you gotta get those kids out there so they can make some…

— Amanda Shires

Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this…

— Martin Gore

I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't…

— John Prine

The joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying…

— Tim Finn

You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just…

— Mose Allison

I didn't really know you could make a living in songwriting. I was just very fortunate to have the opportunity to play…

— Sam Hunt

I think that songwriting is understood from an early age that was the priority to figure out first. Learn to write a…

— Lights

I'm not good at many things. But I really like songwriting, and I get a good reaction from it. There's not much…

— Lily Allen

What keeps me motivated to create new music is the joy of songwriting. The joy of being creative. The joy of writing…

— Nick Heyward

The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and…

— Nick Cave

Obviously I've always loved singing and performing, but I fell in love with songwriting and then I enjoyed doing that for other…

— Kacey Musgraves

There's a big gaping hole in the EDM space for songwriting. It's one thing to learn how to be a great sound…

— Steve Aoki

As you get older, your songwriting starts to become less and less about you, and especially when you have kids and a…

— Sam Roberts

Sometimes touring can warp reality because you're never in one place long enough to get a feel for it. You don't interact…

— Jason Mraz

I would only listen to certain things, like a lot of teenagers do. But the Tragically Hip is a ribbon that's been…

— John K. Samson

I had a lot of time to myself, and I would listen to a lot of music, mostly music that I knew…

— Will Oldham

What I do now is all my dad's fault, because he bought me a guitar as a boy, for no apparent reason.…

— Rod Stewart

Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I've always used a lot of alternate bass…

— Jimmy Webb

It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make…

— Robbie Robertson

Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song…

— John Lennon

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.

— Barry Mann

Songwriting is a difficult thing, but it's not so bad when you remove the barriers you put up yourself.

— Jason Bonham

I couldn't say there is a formula to songwriting. Each time is a unique experience.

— Greg Lake

It's easy for me to cry. I'm just emotionally tuned in to stuff. It probably helps with my songwriting.

— Benji Hughes

I really like this trend of songwriting that is honest and intelligent and serious and longing.

— Parker Posey

Songwriting is best. It's the hardest ... finest ... tightest. It also requires the most discipline.

— Pete Townshend

Songwriting is Hell on Earth. If it isn't, then you're doing it wrong.

— Jimmy Webb

Songwriting for me is about zooming into the canvas, not songwriting in a typical sense.

— Goldie