--- title: "12 Compose Songs Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Compose Songs quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Compose Songs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/juan-gabriel-16812_compose_there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs_650162.jpg" --- > [There are no rules when I compose songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-gabriel/there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs/) [Juan Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-gabriel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/juan-gabriel-16812_compose_there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs_650162.jpg) > [I think it's OK to compose songs and sing them about questions that we don't have answers to yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rene-marie/i-think-it-s-ok-to-compose-songs-and-sing-them-about-questions-that/) [Rene Marie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rene-marie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rene-marie-29271_answers_i-think-it-s-ok-to-compose-songs-and-sin_74629.jpg) > [I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has been the streets, and people have been my books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-gabriel/i-compose-songs-with-a-lot-of-simplicity-because-my-school-has-been/) [Juan Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-gabriel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/juan-gabriel-16812_books_i-compose-songs-with-a-lot-of-simplicity_219140.jpg) > [I compose for very limited people in Bollywood, as I am not a playback artist. I compose my songs and sing them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yo-yo-honey-singh/i-compose-for-very-limited-people-in-bollywood-as-i-am-not-a-playback/) [Yo Yo Honey Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yo-yo-honey-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/yo-yo-honey-singh-7124_art_i-compose-for-very-limited-people-in-bol_1255712.jpg) > [In terms of creativity, both are equally satisfying. Music album is for yourself, where you compose songs and stuff like that, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohit-chauhan/in-terms-of-creativity-both-are-equally-satisfying-music-album-is-for/) [Mohit Chauhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohit-chauhan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/mohit-chauhan-7600_creativity_in-terms-of-creativity-both-are-equally_822945.jpg) > [I don't compose songs to showcase my proficiency in music or to please hard-core music lovers. The basic criterion is that my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-imman/i-don-t-compose-songs-to-showcase-my-proficiency-in-music-or-to/) [D. Imman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-imman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/d-imman-24326_music_i-don-t-compose-songs-to-showcase-my-pro_2371274.jpg) > [It's a misconception that I compose songs for girls. I have sung a song for Bhagat Singh, too, but nobody knows about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yo-yo-honey-singh/it-s-a-misconception-that-i-compose-songs-for-girls-i-have-sung-a/) [Yo Yo Honey Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yo-yo-honey-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddc/yo-yo-honey-singh-7124_about_it-s-a-misconception-that-i-compose-song_2652079.jpg) > [I felt an obligation even then to write a song that people would sing in the pub or on a demonstration. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-felt-an-obligation-even-then-to-write-a-song-that-people-would-sing/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/john-lennon-322_demonstration_i-felt-an-obligation-even-then-to-write_259582.jpg) > [There are no leftover Tool songs because of the process it takes to compose our songs - the way we hash it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-carey/there-are-no-leftover-tool-songs-because-of-the-process-it-takes-to/) [Danny Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-carey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/danny-carey-16736_four_there-are-no-leftover-tool-songs-because_1210696.jpg) > [“Ormus liked to compose his own songs up on the flat roof of the apartment block, and spent eternities up there, lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/ormus-liked-to-compose-his-own-songs-up-on-the-flat-roof-of-the/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f06/salman-rushdie-153_inner-life_ormus-liked-to-compose-his-own-songs-up_1192400.jpg) > [I write a lot of music in my time off and I compose most of the songs on guitar. I've actually gone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-patterson/i-write-a-lot-of-music-in-my-time-off-and-i-compose-most-of-the-songs/) [Scott Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/scott-patterson-38021_about_i-write-a-lot-of-music-in-my-time-off-an_2548185.jpg) > [For me, the intent in a song is to sing it. I compose songs, meaning I'm writing words to be set to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelius-eady/for-me-the-intent-in-a-song-is-to-sing-it-i-compose-songs-meaning-i-m/) [Cornelius Eady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelius-eady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/cornelius-eady-48982_contradiction_for-me-the-intent-in-a-song-is-to-sing-i_2648417.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compose-songs/#itemlist", "name": "Compose Songs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are no rules when I compose songs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Juan Gabriel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-gabriel/there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/juan-gabriel-16812_compose_there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs_650162.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/juan-gabriel-16812_compose_there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs_650162.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/juan-gabriel-16812_compose_there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs_650162.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are no rules when I compose songs.” — Juan Gabriel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's OK to compose songs and sing them about questions that we don't have answers to yet.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rene Marie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rene-marie/i-think-it-s-ok-to-compose-songs-and-sing-them-about-questions-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rene-marie-29271_answers_i-think-it-s-ok-to-compose-songs-and-sin_74629.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rene-marie-29271_answers_i-think-it-s-ok-to-compose-songs-and-sin_74629.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/rene-marie-29271_answers_i-think-it-s-ok-to-compose-songs-and-sin_74629.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it's OK to compose songs and sing them about questions that we don't have answers to yet.” — Rene Marie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has been the streets, and people have been my books.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Juan Gabriel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-gabriel/i-compose-songs-with-a-lot-of-simplicity-because-my-school-has-been/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/juan-gabriel-16812_books_i-compose-songs-with-a-lot-of-simplicity_219140.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/juan-gabriel-16812_books_i-compose-songs-with-a-lot-of-simplicity_219140.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/juan-gabriel-16812_books_i-compose-songs-with-a-lot-of-simplicity_219140.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has been the streets, and people have been my…” — Juan Gabriel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I compose for very limited people in Bollywood, as I am not a playback artist. 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