A lot of my songs are written prophetically: I write something, and then I make it happen. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I spent my life on the road touring, and a lot of the songs are written in tour buses and hotel rooms. — Passenger Copy Share Image
“Great songs don't grow on trees, yet lots of songs have been written on great trees” — Benny Bellamacina Copy Share Image
I'd like to do a complete album of covers with no songs written after 1937. — Kyle Gass Copy Share Image
Certain songs have been written years apart, but they have a natural continuity to my mind. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
After a while, though, the group just wasn't a good vehicle for the songs I'd written. — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
'Fitoor,' in a way, signifies my journey through the years. It's a collection of 10 songs that I have written. It's basically… — Mohit Chauhan Copy Share Image
My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
The narrative songs were well-written, like an article in The New Yorker. They're nice and pat. They're more like I'm just showing… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
'Mama I'm Coming Home' is one song that I think is incredible. One of his best songs ever written. Lemmy wrote the… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
The fact that I have a lot of songs written doesn't keep me from wanting to write new ones, or new ones… — Christopher Owens Copy Share Image
You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
I have some tracks and songs written for future collaboration, and I'm happy to work with artists who have the right voice… — Suga Copy Share Image
Even in the early stages, you can tell who thinks you're an idiot singing songs someone else has written for you. We… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
With Whitney she has such a unique sound and powerful instrument that she made those songs her own. She might as well… — Justin Guarini Copy Share Image
Technology is mechanical and contrary to the emotions that inform a person's life. The country music field has especially been hit hard… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I was invited to L.A. when I was 16 for a weekend-long songwriting session by a writer I had met through my… — Daya Copy Share Image
I do craft songs, that this is designed. It's almost like the song was written to produce this desired effect. And it… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Back in high school, I had this folk protest band, and I used to write all the time. And then, when I… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
My best songs were written very quickly. Just about as much time as it takes to write it down is about as… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I don't see any of my records as any more or less conceptual than the others, and I don't really plan some… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
All the new songs have been written since the re-issue of Diamond Day. With my first royalties I got a Mac and… — Vashti Bunyan Copy Share Image
“For everyone out there, who is watching your loved ones dancing with someone else, for the songs that you had written for… — Akshay Vasu Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing songs that could have been written before [my time]. When I feel like I'm tapping into a deep vein… — Ketch Secor Copy Share Image
I definitely think the best songs are written when you feel something strongly. — MO Copy Share Image
I want to be so giving and collaborative, but my best songs were written on my own. — Linda Perry Copy Share Image
I think 'Bittersweet' is one of the best songs ever written. The idea of it just really spoke to me. — Joshua Ostrander Copy Share Image
Most of our songs were written on acoustic guitar before they made it to the practice stage. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Most of my songs are written about movies or TV shows - they're not about me. — Madison Beer Copy Share Image
A lot of times, a bunch of songs have to be written to get to the next really good one. — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
I think some of the best songs are written in love and then out of love. That's the best time to put… — Tyler James Williams Copy Share Image
Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus,… — Sturgill Simpson Copy Share Image
I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite… — Florence Welch Copy Share Image
When we arrive at the studio, we put the kettle on, have a cup of tea, say, 'How's the family? You still… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have… — Scott Ian Copy Share Image
All the songs that were written for that album are just all our first sophomore songs. So they're all from real life.… — Ann Wilson Copy Share Image
![“I enjoy writing songs that could have been written before [my time]. When I feel like I'm tapping into a deep vein in the body of American music, it gives me strength as a writer, like I'm dipping my pen into a deep ink well. That's the folk music tradition. Like Pete Seeger said, 'Everyone's a…” quote by Ketch Secor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/ketch-secor-28477_american-music_i-enjoy-writing-songs-that-could-have-be_1676687.jpg)
