--- title: "8 Original Songs Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Original Songs quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Original Songs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png" --- > [I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-other-artists-where-i-try-to/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png) > [Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mellencamp/bob-dylan-s-first-couple-of-records-in-the-60-s-weren-t-considered/) [John Mellencamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mellencamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/john-mellencamp-5745_albums_bob-dylan-s-first-couple-of-records-in-t_675262.jpg) > [I started out with original songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanishk-bagchi/i-started-out-with-original-songs/) [Tanishk Bagchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanishk-bagchi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/tanishk-bagchi-8371_music_i-started-out-with-original-songs-973076_973076.jpg) > [I do not have a problem with remixes but original songs are not being included in an album, this is sad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amaal-mallik/i-do-not-have-a-problem-with-remixes-but-original-songs-are-not-being/) [Amaal Mallik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amaal-mallik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/amaal-mallik-5586_being_i-do-not-have-a-problem-with-remixes-but_1173822.jpg) > [Writing original songs is much, much harder (I think) because you only have yourself to conjure up EVERY single moment a listener…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-goot/writing-original-songs-is-much-much-harder-i-think-because-you-only/) [Alex Goot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-goot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/alex-goot-61017_be-good_writing-original-songs-is-much-much-hard_2226347.jpg) > [The Bowery was a place that would let us do original songs - not just covers - but we would have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-owen/the-bowery-was-a-place-that-would-let-us-do-original-songs-not-just/) [Randy Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/randy-owen-42763_audience_the-bowery-was-a-place-that-would-let-us_2651571.jpg) > [I'm hoping to work on some original songs and to keep performing in front of a crowd as much as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-hadwin/i-m-hoping-to-work-on-some-original-songs-and-to-keep-performing-in/) [Courtney Hadwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-hadwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/courtney-hadwin-31131_crowd_i-m-hoping-to-work-on-some-original-song_3023486.jpg) > [How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their original form. Time has transformed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-battle/how-many-of-the-original-songs-survive-intact-from-the-slave-cabins/) [Kathleen Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-battle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ed/kathleen-battle-29275_black_how-many-of-the-original-songs-survive-i_3098111.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original-songs/#itemlist", "name": "Original Songs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Yankovic" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-other-artists-where-i-try-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and…” — Al Yankovic", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Mellencamp" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mellencamp/bob-dylan-s-first-couple-of-records-in-the-60-s-weren-t-considered/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/john-mellencamp-5745_albums_bob-dylan-s-first-couple-of-records-in-t_675262.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/john-mellencamp-5745_albums_bob-dylan-s-first-couple-of-records-in-t_675262.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/john-mellencamp-5745_albums_bob-dylan-s-first-couple-of-records-in-t_675262.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or…” — John Mellencamp", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started out with original songs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tanishk Bagchi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanishk-bagchi/i-started-out-with-original-songs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/tanishk-bagchi-8371_music_i-started-out-with-original-songs-973076_973076.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/tanishk-bagchi-8371_music_i-started-out-with-original-songs-973076_973076.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/tanishk-bagchi-8371_music_i-started-out-with-original-songs-973076_973076.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I started out with original songs.” — Tanishk Bagchi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do not have a problem with remixes but original songs are not being included in an album, this is sad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amaal Mallik" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amaal-mallik/i-do-not-have-a-problem-with-remixes-but-original-songs-are-not-being/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/amaal-mallik-5586_being_i-do-not-have-a-problem-with-remixes-but_1173822.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/amaal-mallik-5586_being_i-do-not-have-a-problem-with-remixes-but_1173822.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/amaal-mallik-5586_being_i-do-not-have-a-problem-with-remixes-but_1173822.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do not have a problem with remixes but original songs are not being included in an album, this is sad.” — Amaal Mallik", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writing original songs is much, much harder (I think) because you only have yourself to conjure up EVERY single moment a listener is going to hear. It's a craft that goes directly from your brain to their ears. You can never be sure that what you're writing is gonna be good enough to keep a listener engaged and truly experience something. 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In order to keep our jobs, we had to keep people happy, so that meant playing the latest Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top or Merle Haggard.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Randy Owen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-owen/the-bowery-was-a-place-that-would-let-us-do-original-songs-not-just/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/randy-owen-42763_audience_the-bowery-was-a-place-that-would-let-us_2651571.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/randy-owen-42763_audience_the-bowery-was-a-place-that-would-let-us_2651571.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/randy-owen-42763_audience_the-bowery-was-a-place-that-would-let-us_2651571.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Bowery was a place that would let us do original songs - not just covers - but we would have to work for…” — Randy Owen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm hoping to work on some original songs and to keep performing in front of a crowd as much as I can.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Courtney Hadwin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-hadwin/i-m-hoping-to-work-on-some-original-songs-and-to-keep-performing-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/courtney-hadwin-31131_crowd_i-m-hoping-to-work-on-some-original-song_3023486.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/courtney-hadwin-31131_crowd_i-m-hoping-to-work-on-some-original-song_3023486.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/courtney-hadwin-31131_crowd_i-m-hoping-to-work-on-some-original-song_3023486.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm hoping to work on some original songs and to keep performing in front of a crowd as much as I can.” — Courtney Hadwin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? 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