You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have…

You can't write about stuff you don't know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your…

— Dierks Bentley

I used to feel like I wasn't a good songwriter when I couldn't finish a song by myself.

— Syd

A lot of people, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and a lot of people have written for other people, and of course Bruno Mars.…

— Bonnie McKee

Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.

— Danny Brown

It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to release the…

— Randy Houser

I've spent most of my life playing with Tom Petty, and he's a damn good songwriter.

— Benmont Tench

I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.

— Tom Cochrane

I think Bob Dylan's a good songwriter. I think he's the best songwriter in the world probably.

— Chrissie Hynde

I worked extremely hard at my craft and at being a good songwriter, being a good guitar player, being a good organist, because I…

— Grace Potter

I would love to work with Calvin Harris because I think he's a really good songwriter and producer and he does everything, which I…

— Nina Nesbitt

Being a good songwriter means paying attention and sticking your hand out the window to catch the song on the way to someone else's…

— Nanci Griffith

I wanted to be a singer. I wanted to be a musician. I wanted to travel and write songs and be a good songwriter.…

— Brett Dennen

I think to be a good songwriter, you have to be able to play an instrument.

— Joe Cocker

I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't…

— Alex Chilton

Me becoming a person, instead of somebody who just hides and is afraid, has happened in tandem with me learning to write music and…

— John Grant