I've been fortunate that when Frank Sinatra was in concert, he would say, 'Here's a song by a wonderful young songwriter, Jimmy… — Jimmy Webb Copy Share Image
I never knew I was a songwriter. I didn't even know I was a singer. My parents just got me a guitar… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
If you like someone's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
When I started out in this business, I was a performer before I was a songwriter, I was a performer before I… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
He asked if I was a songwriter, and I said yeah, that I was in town because I'd won this contest. He… — Arthur Godfrey Copy Share Image
'Routine' was written on piano, and you can hear that. But then you listen to 'Happy Returns,' and you can tell it's… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would… — Gwen Stefani Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter; that's where it starts. I love writing with someone that shares that same feeling of accomplishment. I'll play music… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
My father was a songwriter and he had a studio, and I was always surrounded by musicians and people creating music. I… — Lorne Balfe Copy Share Image
I'm better at producing than I am at being a songwriter, but it doesn't change the fact that I still have a… — John Congleton Copy Share Image
Not being a natural songwriter... for me the appreciation of a great song and the writers came early on, growing up in… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
People are familiar with my songs, especially through Eric Clapton. But I have a hard time drawing a crowd, because I have… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I'm a terrible sentence finisher. I think that's why I'm a songwriter. When you write a song, there are no rules, and… — Mirah Copy Share Image
For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully known for my voice. Songwriting has always been a… — Jennifer Nettles Copy Share Image
I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I'm not particularly good at anything. I'm not an incredible guitarist or piano player or songwriter. I think what I do is,… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so… — Trey Songz Copy Share Image
I was always a wannabe 'singer-songwriter' but nothing was happening. I was trying for albums. I was too afraid to quit my… — Anupam Roy Copy Share Image
I was terrified, terrified in 'Songwriter,' because there I was, New York Jewish girl, singing country-western onstage with Kris Kristofferson and Willie… — Lesley Ann Warren Copy Share Image
That's a lonely place when you think that nobody wants to work with you, but in reality, what it is is they're… — Ryan Hurd Copy Share Image
Since my father is a musician as well, he taught me growing up that if you can play jazz, you can learn… — Meghan Trainor Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I've got a lot of facets, so to speak. When you come to a live show, you get a… — Jade Bird Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a songwriter, I've tried, I've written a few with friends but that's an art form I'm gonna leave… — Mark Chesnutt Copy Share Image
I am a songwriter at heart, and I feel like I would, in the future, write songs for other people. I don't… — Dean Geyer Copy Share Image
I've had a great luxury in my career in that I became a very successful songwriter, which made it unnecessary for me… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and… — Yuna Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too. — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
One of the greatest tools you have as a songwriter is anonymity. If someone knows too much about the songwriter, they don't… — Shane McAnally Copy Share Image
I never saw myself as a spokesman for a generation. It was all a bit heavy for me. I saw myself as… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I really enjoy playing solo acoustic. I think it's good for me as a songwriter to stay in touch with what it… — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
Well, as a songwriter, it's really dangerous to use the word love in a song. It's a word that has been used… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today...Al Stanton walked in one day and said, 'Otis, I've got an idea.… — Otis Blackwell Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist -… — LP Copy Share Image
Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think it's very interesting, people who can't stand people who whinge and whine. It seems almost like a class issue. Because… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
That's the challenge as a songwriter is that there's only so many things people want to hear about, and relationships is just… — Matthew Ramsey Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I do kind of look at 'Santa Monica' as a thing outside of itself, because it isn't just my… — Art Alexakis Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter, and I understand artistic licence. We can embellish, go on little journeys and explore our inner selves. It can… — Laura Marling Copy Share Image
