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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/any-musician-with-a-slight-level-of-self-awareness-can-be-taught-to/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

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## More by Greta Salpeter

> [I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next 'real' song was in fifth grade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/i-wrote-a-song-at-age-five-about-algae-on-the-pond-by-our-house-then/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [A great song is the reason you want to jump out of your bed in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/a-great-song-is-the-reason-you-want-to-jump-out-of-your-bed-in-the/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [I want them to have a desirable experience in whatever way that may manifest itself in each person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/i-want-them-to-have-a-desirable-experience-in-whatever-way-that-may/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [ I'd be the outsider gal who undergoes a makeover in the end \[in the 'The Breakfast Club' \]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/i-d-be-the-outsider-gal-who-undergoes-a-makeover-in-the-end-in-the/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/any-musician-with-a-slight-level-of-self-awareness-can-be-taught-to/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [My main influences are pop and folk music - Bob Lind, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, the Motown collection, The Zombies, Elliott Smith,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/my-main-influences-are-pop-and-folk-music-bob-lind-neil-young-joni/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [A great song awakens something in your body / mind / spirit or history that you had forgotten about. It ignites some emotional kindling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/a-great-song-awakens-something-in-your-body-mind-spirit-or-history/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [A good song is like a mannequin - its form makes sense, but there's no life. There should be memorable melody, thoughtful lyric, appropriate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/a-good-song-is-like-a-mannequin-its-form-makes-sense-but-there-s-no/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/from-a-literary-standpoint-i-ve-been-loving-raymond-carver-s-short/)

[Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/)

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