Song Quotes by CMAT

11 Song quotes by CMAT

CMAT treats songs as storytelling tools, mixing twangy charm with modern pop hooks. These eleven quotes offer a quick glimpse of her witty, heartfelt voice.

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I hope somebody gives me money for writing and releasing songs.

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I like touring as it's a break from having to deal with your real life. You're performing to crowds of people who,…

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I've been guilty of going for critical acclaim in the past but actually my most successful songs and the ones that mean…

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I think a lot of people, when they write a song, they put it on a pedestal - and it shouldn't be.…

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I started writing the song 'Lonely' in the Arndale food hall in Manchester when I was on my break from work. Anyone…

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I'm just doing my job, which is musician, and people have either an issue with me or they're like, 'She's so inspirational.'…

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I realised the thing I was best at in music was toplining - coming up with melodies, lyrics, hooks, arrangements, structure; the…

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The kind of head space that good songs come from is one of extreme emotion, extreme depth of feeling, which has an…

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More than success, there's a bigger gremlin that wants me to make music that's really good. She's brutal and has ruined my…

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I do definitely like to represent my own conversational style in the way I write songs purely because it's the most effective…

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I feel if you make the song good enough, structurally and sonically, then you can literally do whatever you want with the…

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I think a lot of people think that I'm a humorist or comedy songwriter. I will never take offence, but I think a lot…

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My name is CMAT and I'm literally just a young one from Dunboyne/Dublin, depending who you ask.

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I'm an embarrassing person who's done some very embarrassing things.

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