Any musician with a slight level of self-awareness can be taught to write a 'good' song. A great song is completely original. It feels as if the performer is the only person who could bring it to life. — Greta Salpeter Copy Share Image
I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next 'real' song was in fifth grade… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
A great song is the reason you want to jump out of your bed in the morning. — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
I want them to have a desirable experience in whatever way that may manifest itself in each person. — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
I'd be the outsider gal who undergoes a makeover in the end [in the 'The Breakfast Club' ]. — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
Any musician with a slight level of self-awareness can be taught to write a 'good' song. A great song is completely original. It feels… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
My main influences are pop and folk music - Bob Lind, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, the Motown collection, The Zombies, Elliott Smith,… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
A great song awakens something in your body / mind / spirit or history that you had forgotten about. It ignites some emotional kindling… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
A good song is like a mannequin - its form makes sense, but there's no life. There should be memorable melody, thoughtful lyric, appropriate… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
From a literary standpoint, I've been loving Raymond Carver's short stories, William Carlos Williams' poems, Richard Siken's 'Crush', John Fante, and Jim Harrison's book… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share
