--- title: "8 Song Working Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Song Working quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Song Working sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf8/adam-granduciel-8971_context_i-think-where-a-lot-of-the-stuff-came-fr_70657.jpg" --- > [I think where a lot of the stuff came from is that it started as something else and then it was transformed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-granduciel/i-think-where-a-lot-of-the-stuff-came-from-is-that-it-started-as/) [Adam Granduciel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-granduciel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf8/adam-granduciel-8971_context_i-think-where-a-lot-of-the-stuff-came-fr_70657.jpg) > [I know that a song is working when I can properly dance on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-and-the-queens/i-know-that-a-song-is-working-when-i-can-properly-dance-on-it/) [Christine and the Queens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-and-the-queens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/christine-and-the-queens-6013_dance_i-know-that-a-song-is-working-when-i-can_217859.jpg) > [I tell people to listen really closely to the song when they're working out their guitar parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/i-tell-people-to-listen-really-closely-to-the-song-when-they-re/) [Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44e/mike-campbell-10419_guitar_i-tell-people-to-listen-really-closely-t_702534.jpg) > [Everything starts and ends with the song, and working with writers and really learning their process and craft was an invaluable experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-mottola/everything-starts-and-ends-with-the-song-and-working-with-writers-and/) [Tommy Mottola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-mottola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/tommy-mottola-36619_craft_everything-starts-and-ends-with-the-song_1551153.png) > [I don't try to approach things any differently, songwriting-wise, regardless of what I'm doing. I try to write whatever the best thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-stapleton/i-don-t-try-to-approach-things-any-differently-songwriting-wise/) [Chris Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-stapleton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75f/chris-stapleton-9571_ability_i-don-t-try-to-approach-things-any-diffe_1747970.jpg) > [There was this song I was working on called 'Swing.' It was almost finished, but there was something missing, and I couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-heap/there-was-this-song-i-was-working-on-called-swing-it-was-almost/) [Imogen Heap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-heap/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/imogen-heap-16302_almost_there-was-this-song-i-was-working-on-cal_1826123.png) > [I want to set the record straight for everybody who's been waiting to hear my music. The song that's on the internet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-dre/i-want-to-set-the-record-straight-for-everybody-who-s-been-waiting-to/) [Dr. Dre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-dre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/dr-dre-3292_hearing_i-want-to-set-the-record-straight-for-ev_2646033.jpg) > [Well technology has changed a lot of things, making it possible for just about anyone to make music. But not everybody is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-knuckles/well-technology-has-changed-a-lot-of-things-making-it-possible-for/) [Frankie Knuckles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-knuckles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/frankie-knuckles-25176_ballparks_well-technology-has-changed-a-lot-of-thi_2851637.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song-working/#itemlist", "name": "Song Working Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think where a lot of the stuff came from is that it started as something else and then it was transformed into something that worked in the context of a song that I might have been working on.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Granduciel" }, "url": 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