People like hearing songs that sound like something they've heard before, that's reminiscent of their childhood and of what their parents listened… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
If you can take it to the next level and really tell an interesting story in a unique and fresh way, then… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I've always had a teenage thread running through my music. On my first album, I had a song called 'Confessions of a… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
After struggling for so long in the industry and writing so many failed songs and hearing 'no' for so long - I'm… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I wish I wrote 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt. I mean, that is a classic heartbreak song; it gets me every time. — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I've been singing since I could talk, pretty much. My dad was really musical and taught me how to sing harmonies and… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I started writing my own songs from the time I was a little kid. I would write my own lyrics to other… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
'Teenage Dream' was the most difficult song I've ever been a part of. We wrote five different versions of it. We couldn't… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
When I moved to Seattle in fourth grade, I joined the Seattle Girls' Choir. It's a world-class choir, and we competed, toured… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
There's a feeling that you get when you write songs where... it feels like it's destined to do something. Then sometimes you… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I had an epiphany where I realised that there are song titles everywhere - in advertising, in conversations with people at the… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I think what it means to be an 'American Girl,' and what I wrote the song about, is our freedoms. The idea… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I have a notebook of concepts. There are titles everywhere if you are looking for them. I pull from them. There is… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I'm visually stimulated, so I watch TV, movies, even Pinterest. A song could come from something as simple as being words splashed… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I know 'Hallelujah' isn't actually a Christmas song, but it has that cozy, haunting vibe that sounds like a winter's night and… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
Sometimes I write a song and I'm down with it but I'm like yeah, whatever, and then everybody loves it and then… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of successes as a songwriter, and I really have nothing to prove in that arena, so I'm just… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I think the difference between a good song and a great song is... honestly, I think the lyrics, because if you have… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I was always super, super musical. So my parents recognized that and put me in choirs, piano lessons, and all that. — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I like big, soaring melodies and fun, splashy lyrics. Maybe like what Blondie would do in 2013. — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
The original title was 'Waking Up Diagonal'. It's the first line of the song. I just thought it was more interesting than… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I've always felt my spirit animal was a Tiger, so it's funny that now in 'Roar' with Katy Perry - which is… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I was discovered out of nowhere. I didn't have family that was in the industry. I didn't know anyone in L.A.; I didn't have… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I am a little crazy but when I'm on-stage, then I really get to play it up and perform and be over the top… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
It's great to just reach out and give something to the fans when they're hungry for it. — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I think what it means to be an 'American Girl,' and what I wrote the song about, is our freedoms. The idea that we… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
When I go and write with other artists - a lot of the time it's with them - it's like a therapy session almost.… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I'm visually stimulated, so I watch TV, movies, even Pinterest. A song could come from something as simple as being words splashed across a… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
Try to say something familiar in a unique way so that it's sing-alongable, even if you don't speak English. — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of pop singers hurt themselves if they don't have the proper training. — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about. The… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I love shoes. I am a shoe fanatic. I love my Giuseppe Zanottis - he is my favorite. I have them in every color.… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about. The… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
