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title: "45 Songs Writing Quotes by 42 authors"
description: "Browse 45 Songs Writing quotes by 42 authors. Discover the best Songs Writing sayings and thoughts."
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> [If prolific is writing a lot of songs, I'm that. If it's writing a lot of good songs, I'm something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/five-for-fighting/if-prolific-is-writing-a-lot-of-songs-i-m-that-if-it-s-writing-a-lot/)

Five for Fighting

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> [When I write my songs, I'm writing about the pain, the joy, and the ridiculousness of being a human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/when-i-write-my-songs-i-m-writing-about-the-pain-the-joy-and-the/)

[John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/)

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> [“Singing the songs, writing the lyrics, emotioning the words; that is all I can do for love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-f-moonzajer/singing-the-songs-writing-the-lyrics-emotioning-the-words-that-is-all/)

[M.F. Moonzajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-f-moonzajer/)

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> [I've found it really hard to finish writing songs when you're writing on not just your schedule but somebody else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-carmack/i-ve-found-it-really-hard-to-finish-writing-songs-when-you-re-writing/)

[Chris Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-carmack/)

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> [My identity started developing through the songs I was writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/banks/my-identity-started-developing-through-the-songs-i-was-writing/)

[Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/banks/)

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> [I've never liked songs that are about writing, or struggling to write. Maybe it's because it's too relatable to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-barnett/i-ve-never-liked-songs-that-are-about-writing-or-struggling-to-write/)

[Courtney Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-barnett/)

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> [I've sung a lot of emotional songs, but when you're writing it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-krall/i-ve-sung-a-lot-of-emotional-songs-but-when-you-re-writing-it-s-very/)

[Diana Krall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-krall/)

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> [The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-hersh/the-songs-keep-on-writing-themselves-and-i-really-love-them-it-s-as/)

[Kristin Hersh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-hersh/)

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> [As I've evolved in life my writing process has taken a turn. I'm inspired by everyday life. I could be in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-price/as-i-ve-evolved-in-life-my-writing-process-has-taken-a-turn-i-m/)

[Kelly Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-price/)

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> [I feel like, if you're writing the same songs you were writing when you were 17 in your 30s, something's wrong. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-feel-like-if-you-re-writing-the-same-songs-you-were-writing-when/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

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> [After Silk Route disbanded I came on my own, and through the years, I have sung a few film songs while writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohit-chauhan/after-silk-route-disbanded-i-came-on-my-own-and-through-the-years-i/)

[Mohit Chauhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohit-chauhan/)

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> [I need all of my songs while I'm writing them, because I need to get the stuff out of my body and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-anderson/i-need-all-of-my-songs-while-i-m-writing-them-because-i-need-to-get/)

[Jacob Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-anderson/)

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> [For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washed-out/for-me-personally-i-m-always-writing-from-what-s-happening-in-my/)

[Washed Out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washed-out/)

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> [Because of my song 'Sam Stone,' a lot of people thought I was interested in writing protest songs. Writing protest songs always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/because-of-my-song-sam-stone-a-lot-of-people-thought-i-was-interested/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

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> [I always loved writing songs - writing for myself and demo-ing songs, really with no intention of ever letting anyone else hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-always-loved-writing-songs-writing-for-myself-and-demo-ing-songs/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

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> [It can get a little costly if you try and leave it until then to write songs. But you're writing all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-urban/it-can-get-a-little-costly-if-you-try-and-leave-it-until-then-to/)

[Keith Urban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-urban/)

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> [When I first started writing these kind of songs that would eventually become Decemberists songs, I was writing them because I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-meloy/when-i-first-started-writing-these-kind-of-songs-that-would/)

[Colin Meloy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-meloy/)

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> [The songs I was writing still had lyrics or sentiments that didn't match what I was feeling. It was old, negative energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damien-rice/the-songs-i-was-writing-still-had-lyrics-or-sentiments-that-didn-t/)

[Damien Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damien-rice/)

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> [I have no idea how I do anything. I never have. You know I just started playing guitar and started singing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mclean/i-have-no-idea-how-i-do-anything-i-never-have-you-know-i-just-started/)

[Don McLean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mclean/)

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> [We decided to self-title it '5 Seconds of Summer' because it really represents who we are and who we want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-hemmings/we-decided-to-self-title-it-5-seconds-of-summer-because-it-really/)

[Luke Hemmings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-hemmings/)

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> [Songwriting is a craft. Writing good songs on a a consistent basis doesn not happen spontaneously. In fact, most of our best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kosser/songwriting-is-a-craft-writing-good-songs-on-a-a-consistent-basis/)

[Michael Kosser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kosser/)

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> [We never thought we were writing for posterity, because at the time everyone assumed that all the great standards had already been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-stoller/we-never-thought-we-were-writing-for-posterity-because-at-the-time/)

[Mike Stoller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-stoller/)

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> [I still only play by ear. I don't have any training. But the piano actually makes more sense to me than guitar,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-rubarth/i-still-only-play-by-ear-i-don-t-have-any-training-but-the-piano/)

[Amber Rubarth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-rubarth/)

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> [I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-just-tried-to-come-up-with-some-honest-songs-what-i-was-writing/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

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> [I think the songs I was writing after Aeroplane were full of a lot of undealt-with pain that was just a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-mangum/i-think-the-songs-i-was-writing-after-aeroplane-were-full-of-a-lot-of/)

[Jeff Mangum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-mangum/)

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> [There are still songs that I'm writing. I like to write. I like to take a long time to do my songs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/there-are-still-songs-that-i-m-writing-i-like-to-write-i-like-to-take/)

[Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/)

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> [I don't really know what emotions are going to come out in songs when I'm writing them until I step back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/borns/i-don-t-really-know-what-emotions-are-going-to-come-out-in-songs-when/)

[Borns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/borns/)

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> [So it was just a case of getting a bunch of songs that I had been writing for years but hadn't recorded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/so-it-was-just-a-case-of-getting-a-bunch-of-songs-that-i-had-been/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

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> [I'm more of a songwriter. I love writing songs. I love writing my songs. It's always been writing for me, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-pardi/i-m-more-of-a-songwriter-i-love-writing-songs-i-love-writing-my-songs/)

[Jon Pardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-pardi/)

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> [I started being me about the songs, not writing objectively, but subjectively. I think it was Dylan who helped me realize that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-started-being-me-about-the-songs-not-writing-objectively-but/)

[John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/)

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> [When I began to cover songs for YouTube, they all tended to be in the super pop-genre.. as in, smash-hit songs. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-goot/when-i-began-to-cover-songs-for-youtube-they-all-tended-to-be-in-the/)

[Alex Goot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-goot/)

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> [My head is full of songs I'm writing now, and things I am thinking now. I'm not very good at drawing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-harding/my-head-is-full-of-songs-i-m-writing-now-and-things-i-am-thinking-now/)

[Aldous Harding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-harding/)

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> [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/)

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> [It's different from music because music is like going deep down into soul, like scooping out all the difficult, beautiful, messy stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-sudol/it-s-different-from-music-because-music-is-like-going-deep-down-into/)

[Alison Sudol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-sudol/)

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> [When I first got into country, I was trying to do the traditional country thing, and I still have a heart for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kane-brown/when-i-first-got-into-country-i-was-trying-to-do-the-traditional/)

[Kane Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kane-brown/)

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> [ I changed my hopes to being a singer \[when I was a child\] and sat around with my hair in my face… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-crook/i-changed-my-hopes-to-being-a-singer-when-i-was-a-child-and-sat/)

[Elizabeth Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-crook/)

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> [When I'm creating characters, I definitely think of theme songs. Writing for me is very visual, so I sometimes think of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marisha-pessl/when-i-m-creating-characters-i-definitely-think-of-theme-songs/)

[Marisha Pessl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marisha-pessl/)

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> [I've been getting interested in reimagining folk songs and writing songs that should have existed but didn't, particularly around the Civil War…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhiannon-giddens/i-ve-been-getting-interested-in-reimagining-folk-songs-and-writing/)

[Rhiannon Giddens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhiannon-giddens/)

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> [I've been writing a lot of road songs. Writing a lot of homesick songs. But once you start playing them out, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-childers/i-ve-been-writing-a-lot-of-road-songs-writing-a-lot-of-homesick-songs/)

[Tyler Childers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-childers/)

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> [I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-just-tried-to-come-up-with-some-honest-songs-what-i-was-writing-2/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

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