I started writing songs later in life because I just couldn't commit to it before. — Perfume Genius Copy Share Image
I tried to write poems in rhyme. I tried writing songs. Sometimes I jotted down a thought. I would keep a log… — Chath Piersath Copy Share Image
I love not being in charge of writing all the songs, and being the front person - the whole thing is cool. — John Britt Daniel Copy Share Image
Writing songs has always been my first and foremost love, and, you know, whether I continue to have success as an artist… — Thomas Rhett Copy Share Image
I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
By the time I was 17, I was in a band, writing songs and playing solo piano at weekends, in pubs or… — Chesney Hawkes Copy Share Image
I think I'm in a really nice position, where I'm sure I could do another show if I wanted to do one,… — Chris Isaak Copy Share Image
I've been writing songs since I was a little boy. You know, I think I wrote my first song when I was 11. — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
I realized that I started writing songs to make people feel how I felt, rather than just making them feel something. That's… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're trapped in writing songs and you don't have enough distance from what you do anymore and you need the talent… — Keren Ann Copy Share Image
I've been in the songwriting circuit as well. I've been in a couple writing camps where there are seven top writers or… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
I always knew I was going to do something with music, but with my whole family being in the business, acting was… — Aubrie Sellers Copy Share Image
I remember when I was 10-years old I was at that proverbial fork in the road and I was acting as much… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
Our music was, like, Doors-y, but trying to be classical. We all took music classes and tried writing songs, and when we… — Fab Moretti Copy Share Image
It's amazing to know that 5 years ago I was writing songs in a basement in the ghetto and now I'm writing… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I have been fighting writing songs for a long time. People keep telling me I should write, and other writers have offered… — Martina McBride Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people think that I'm a humorist or comedy songwriter. I will never take offence, but I think… — CMAT Copy Share Image
“These days, I've been trying to classify my thoughts into two categories: "Things I can change," and "Things I can't." It seems… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I love writing songs with people, which is about really taking risks, throwing yourself over the falls and really seeing what you're… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I'm like the opposite of one of those comedians who's funny on stage and depressed behind closed doors . On record, I… — Adele Copy Share Image
I made a note in my head to be aware of things as they were happening, because they might not happen again.… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I never sit down to write. When I'm moved, I do it. I just wait for it to come. You just hear… — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
Love. Children are loving, they dont gossip, they dont complain, theyre just open-hearted. Theyre ready for you. They dont judge. They dont… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often… — Cheyenne Jackson Copy Share Image
I think I can pinpoint the moment when my first band recorded, when I was 14 and 15 years old. I always… — John Congleton Copy Share Image
Sometimes, what probably makes writing songs really easy is that I've generally been attracted to situations that aren't always the healthiest. — Sara Quin Copy Share Image
I ended up writing songs by taking stock of all the different events in my life, but all those songs were bad. — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
Every day, I write. I have a writing period - it's usually in the morning - or I'm writing songs. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I'd say writing songs is, for me, as much playing the tape recorder as it is playing guitar or writing words. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
We're not writing songs to solve a cultural problem. The goal for us is to express what we're going through, and it's… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
If you're writing songs by yourself, who's going to tell you if it's good or not? But if you're writing songs with… — Glenn Frey Copy Share Image
When I started writing songs, I was doing it for myself and a small circle of friends. And gradually, over the years,… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
When you're an artist you're speaking about life, you're talking about your experience here on the planet. So essentially, that's what I… — Chrisette Michele Copy Share Image
Obviously when you write songs you've got to record them, but just writing the songs is one of my favorite things to… — Avi Kaplan Copy Share Image
Writing songs is kind of like a wrestling match to me. You have to pin it down and make it do what… — Tyler Joseph Copy Share Image
The most important thing is writing songs that resonate and giving people a chance to listen to them. — Corey Smith Copy Share Image
When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out. — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
You never hear of Artist writing songs about how Happy it is to be someone's best friend... — Stanley Johnston Copy Share Image
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