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title: "10 Songs Doing Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Songs Doing quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Songs Doing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-deacon/i-went-along-and-basically-learned-a-few-of-the-songs-they-were-doing/)

[John Deacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-deacon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/john-deacon-18957_albums_i-went-along-and-basically-learned-a-few_1199960.jpg)

> [I'm always writing new songs and doing them live, and I may do it for a week or two, and then never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-schneider/i-m-always-writing-new-songs-and-doing-them-live-and-i-may-do-it-for/)

[Bob Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-schneider/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/bob-schneider-46765_may_i-m-always-writing-new-songs-and-doing-t_2034909.png)

> [That's something that I think as a songwriter you have to ask yourself - why you're doing it. The world certainly doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-tweedy/that-s-something-that-i-think-as-a-songwriter-you-have-to-ask/)

[Jeff Tweedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-tweedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/jeff-tweedy-9796_ask-yourself_that-s-something-that-i-think-as-a-songw_1561295.png)

> [I love A Day to Remember. They really had that style down of doing heavy songs mixed with pop songs when nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-radke/i-love-a-day-to-remember-they-really-had-that-style-down-of-doing/)

[Ronnie Radke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-radke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/ronnie-radke-11819_day_i-love-a-day-to-remember-they-really-had_493710.jpg)

> [Anytime you've got artists singing songs, doing grooves that they don't want to do, it's terrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-pickett/anytime-you-ve-got-artists-singing-songs-doing-grooves-that-they-don/)

[Wilson Pickett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-pickett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/wilson-pickett-12822_art_anytime-you-ve-got-artists-singing-songs_352838.jpg)

> [Most filmmakers give me the reference of my own songs; doing the same thing over and over again doesn't push you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arjun-janya/most-filmmakers-give-me-the-reference-of-my-own-songs-doing-the-same/)

[Arjun Janya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arjun-janya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/arjun-janya-17361_again_most-filmmakers-give-me-the-reference-of_1918793.jpg)

> [When I started writing songs, I was doing it for myself and a small circle of friends. And gradually, over the years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/when-i-started-writing-songs-i-was-doing-it-for-myself-and-a-small/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/conor-oberst-1535_audience_when-i-started-writing-songs-i-was-doing_1167968.png)

> [Music shouldn't be based around money or politics. Music should be a bunch of people that really do great songs together doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/music-shouldn-t-be-based-around-money-or-politics-music-should-be-a/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/anonymous-1_bunch_music-shouldn-t-be-based-around-money-or_2853786.jpg)

> [When I was a kid and writing more acoustic songs, I was doing it more for the attention than for the love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-garratt/when-i-was-a-kid-and-writing-more-acoustic-songs-i-was-doing-it-more/)

[Jack Garratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-garratt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/jack-garratt-8089_change_when-i-was-a-kid-and-writing-more-acoust_2758058.jpg)

> [I think if you listen to our records, they come at different points in your life. When people say to me that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-think-if-you-listen-to-our-records-they-come-at-different-points-in/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/torquil-campbell-28620_being-cool_i-think-if-you-listen-to-our-records-the_1114229.jpg)

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