--- title: "19 Great Songwriters Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 19 Great Songwriters quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Great Songwriters sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/coy-bowles-9517_being_we-pride-ourselves-on-being-great-songwr_2458370.jpg" --- > [We pride ourselves on being great songwriters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coy-bowles/we-pride-ourselves-on-being-great-songwriters/) [Coy Bowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coy-bowles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/coy-bowles-9517_being_we-pride-ourselves-on-being-great-songwr_2458370.jpg) > [I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-strait/i-can-only-say-thank-you-and-thanks-also-to-all-of-the-great/) [George Strait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-strait/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/george-strait-3781_gratitude_i-can-only-say-thank-you-and-thanks-also_2289716.jpg) > [There are so many great songwriters that I love and respect, it's an honor to get the opportunity to sing any of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-burgess/there-are-so-many-great-songwriters-that-i-love-and-respect-it-s-an/) [Sonny Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-burgess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/sonny-burgess-81583_honor_there-are-so-many-great-songwriters-that_1890816.jpg) > [I'm lucky to be collaborating with a lot of great songwriters/producers - and it's all about chemistry!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigrid/i-m-lucky-to-be-collaborating-with-a-lot-of-great-songwriters/) [Sigrid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigrid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/sigrid-5852_about_i-m-lucky-to-be-collaborating-with-a-lot_2695256.jpg) > [My view is that the great songwriting happened between 1920 and 1960. We're all, in our different ways, descended from the great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-bricusse/my-view-is-that-the-great-songwriting-happened-between-1920-and-1960/) [Leslie Bricusse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-bricusse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e41/leslie-bricusse-27152_between_my-view-is-that-the-great-songwriting-ha_2125857.jpg) > [I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-taylor/i-do-remember-actually-learning-chords-to-beatles-songs-i-thought/) [Mick Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/mick-taylor-20968_chords_i-do-remember-actually-learning-chords-t_947776.jpg) > [Anyone who knows the history of the Pete Best Band or the Combo, we were on the verge of breaking in in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-best/anyone-who-knows-the-history-of-the-pete-best-band-or-the-combo-we/) [Pete Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/pete-best-41028_america_anyone-who-knows-the-history-of-the-pete_558434.jpg) > [A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/a-lot-of-the-great-songwriters-in-history-have-been-collaborators/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e9/mike-gordon-17838_collaborators_a-lot-of-the-great-songwriters-in-histor_831442.png) > [Lennon and McCartney became great songwriters because they were prepared to listen to and learn from all types of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-o-sullivan/lennon-and-mccartney-became-great-songwriters-because-they-were/) [Gilbert O'Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-o-sullivan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/gilbert-o-sullivan-8367_great_lennon-and-mccartney-became-great-songwr_823760.jpg) > [I know great songwriters. Fred Neil would come up when he was in L.A., we all used to hang out. He would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguire/i-know-great-songwriters-fred-neil-would-come-up-when-he-was-in-l-a/) [Barry McGuire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/barry-mcguire-23832_come-up_i-know-great-songwriters-fred-neil-would_395802.jpg) > [I’m wearing out this new Coal Men record. I think it’s masterful start-to-finish. Dave Coleman is one of Americana music’s great songwriters,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-snider/i-m-wearing-out-this-new-coal-men-record-i-think-it-s-masterful-start/) [Todd Snider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-snider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/todd-snider-32121_americana_i-m-wearing-out-this-new-coal-men-record_330394.jpg) > [You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/you-know-there-s-still-a-lot-of-great-songwriters-out-there-who-hand/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26a/jason-mraz-975_both_you-know-there-s-still-a-lot-of-great-so_1219987.jpg) > [The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-valli/the-60s-was-a-magical-time-in-the-music-business-so-much-creativity/) [Frankie Valli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-valli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/frankie-valli-15148_bands_the-60s-was-a-magical-time-in-the-music_1926862.jpg) > [Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-winehouse/having-listened-to-great-songwriters-like-james-taylor-and-carole/) [Amy Winehouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-winehouse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/amy-winehouse-2362_coming-out_having-listened-to-great-songwriters-lik_1578905.jpg) > [I'm always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-strait/i-m-always-looking-for-great-songs-and-not-being-much-of-a-songwriter/) [George Strait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-strait/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/george-strait-3781_fit_i-m-always-looking-for-great-songs-and-n_1482215.jpg) > [Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-slatkin/randy-newman-and-i-grew-up-together-in-los-angeles-we-are-both/) [Leonard Slatkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-slatkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/leonard-slatkin-21110_eras_randy-newman-and-i-grew-up-together-in-l_2557022.jpg) > [Every single day I wrote a song, I was hoping somebody like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean or whoever would record the song.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cole-swindell/every-single-day-i-wrote-a-song-i-was-hoping-somebody-like-luke-bryan/) [Cole Swindell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cole-swindell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/cole-swindell-5865_day_every-single-day-i-wrote-a-song-i-was-ho_488004.jpg) > [Like I say, I'm always writing and if something sticks, it sticks. I get to write with great songwriters in town. Lori…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-mcgraw/like-i-say-i-m-always-writing-and-if-something-sticks-it-sticks-i-get/) [Tim McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-mcgraw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/tim-mcgraw-3313_all-time_like-i-say-i-m-always-writing-and-if-som_684722.png) > [She did get put through the system with a lot of the hit songwriters, who were great songwriters, but it was more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-liddell/she-did-get-put-through-the-system-with-a-lot-of-the-hit-songwriters/) [Frank Liddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-liddell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/frank-liddell-238085_done_she-did-get-put-through-the-system-with_638032.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-songwriters/#itemlist", "name": "Great Songwriters Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We pride ourselves on being great songwriters.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Coy Bowles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coy-bowles/we-pride-ourselves-on-being-great-songwriters/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/coy-bowles-9517_being_we-pride-ourselves-on-being-great-songwr_2458370.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/coy-bowles-9517_being_we-pride-ourselves-on-being-great-songwr_2458370.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/coy-bowles-9517_being_we-pride-ourselves-on-being-great-songwr_2458370.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We pride ourselves on being great songwriters.” — Coy Bowles", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Strait" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-strait/i-can-only-say-thank-you-and-thanks-also-to-all-of-the-great/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/george-strait-3781_gratitude_i-can-only-say-thank-you-and-thanks-also_2289716.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/george-strait-3781_gratitude_i-can-only-say-thank-you-and-thanks-also_2289716.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/george-strait-3781_gratitude_i-can-only-say-thank-you-and-thanks-also_2289716.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs…” — George Strait", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are so many great songwriters that I love and respect, it's an honor to get the opportunity to sing any of their songs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonny Burgess" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-burgess/there-are-so-many-great-songwriters-that-i-love-and-respect-it-s-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/sonny-burgess-81583_honor_there-are-so-many-great-songwriters-that_1890816.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/sonny-burgess-81583_honor_there-are-so-many-great-songwriters-that_1890816.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/sonny-burgess-81583_honor_there-are-so-many-great-songwriters-that_1890816.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are so many great songwriters that I love and respect, it's an honor to get the opportunity to sing…” — Sonny Burgess", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm lucky to be collaborating with a lot of great songwriters/producers - 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Dave Coleman is one of Americana music’s great songwriters, and I hope this record gets the attention it deserves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Todd Snider" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-snider/i-m-wearing-out-this-new-coal-men-record-i-think-it-s-masterful-start/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/todd-snider-32121_americana_i-m-wearing-out-this-new-coal-men-record_330394.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/todd-snider-32121_americana_i-m-wearing-out-this-new-coal-men-record_330394.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/todd-snider-32121_americana_i-m-wearing-out-this-new-coal-men-record_330394.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’m wearing out this new Coal Men record. I think it’s masterful start-to-finish. 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