When you write a song, a song has longevity

Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.

— Rakim

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. …And…

— Smokey Robinson

I'm never sure if I'll ever write another song, what the song will be about and if what initially sparked the beginning of a…

— Tracy Chapman

Most times you don't write the song, the song writes you.

— Colin Linden

You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our…

— Rodney Atkins

If I'm extra happy or excited, it'll take me an hour or two to write a song. Or, if I'm really sad or something,…

— Astro

Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives…

— Smokey Robinson

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record.

— Smokey Robinson

My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write…

— Smokey Robinson

What we've learned is there's no right way to write a song.

— Susan Tedeschi

As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way.

— Serj Tankian

I've never dated anyone in Hollywood - or anyone famous, for that matter. I don't know that I'm ever gonna write a song that…

— Ed Sheeran

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the…

— Tom Lehrer

I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I was writing…

— Loudon Wainwright III

Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room…

— Nick Cave