I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter… — L.A. Reid Copy Share Image
“Find what makes you happy and go for it with all your heart. It will be hard, but I promise it will… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
What made me a comedian was that I wasn't really a songwriter, I was more of a poet. — Tommy Chong Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, you always look for guys that you can write good with. Show up, have an idea, knock it out… — Jon Pardi Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be this four-chord acoustic singer songwriter because that stuff just got so old to me. — Kathleen Edwards Copy Share Image
The back story of a songwriter isn't important to me - I don't listen to music needing to know who the guy… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter, my love of music has never left me and I literally don't seem to be able to stop writing… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
Music is a handshake where I, as a songwriter, am only part of the equation. I love that, the fact that you… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
When people say the words 'singer-songwriter,' I think they have an image in their heads of someone with an acoustic guitar who… — George Ezra Copy Share Image
I grew up with this idea that songwriters had a great job. My family was Irish Catholic, so if you became a… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
I think all my songs are good but that doesn't mean that everyone else does. I'm fine with that - I trust… — Griff Copy Share Image
I'm more than a songwriter. I'm a creative person. Some people you just always see. I won't allow you to see me… — Ester Dean Copy Share Image
I come from a songwriter background, so essentially with my music, I'm trying to make songs that will last a lifetime and… — Jonas Blue Copy Share Image
You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
The curse of being a songwriter is that's you're always at work. I could look out the window right now and see… — Chris Stapleton Copy Share Image
David Bowie worked with Brian Eno and dressed up in extraordinary clothes, but he was also a brilliant songwriter who captured the… — Bat for Lashes Copy Share Image
Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can. I tell the songwriter's… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
“... because one day, maybe one day, if I learned how to write clear enough, sing loud enough, be strong enough, I… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at… — Ray LaMontagne Copy Share Image
I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I… — Ed Sheeran Copy Share Image
Different people have different ways of doing things. For me, becoming a songwriter first and falling in love with the Nashville songwriting… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, you're allowed to write anything, and as a person, I am all colors in the rainbow. I've been through… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
“A critic can call any poem 'doggerel.' That is no more than a slur. 'Doggerel' or 'maudlin' or 'sappy' or 'sentimental' is… — Jimmy Webb Copy Share Image
When we were doing 'Live at Benaroya,' the song 'I Will' was hard to get through. I've always get a big lump… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
Writing for somebody else is really fun 'cause I consider myself a songwriter first and foremost. — Kesha Copy Share Image
And my favourite new songwriter is Joe Banfi from Sheffield. He's dark, edgy, serene and beautiful. — Ben Lovett Copy Share Image
Andrew Calhoun tells the truth. To my knowledge, there is no better songwriter alive. — Dave Carter Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I have a duty to keep my heart on my sleeve because no one else will tell that story. — Griff Copy Share Image
Music is cyclical and as an artist and songwriter, you need to be able to predict what trend is coming next. — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero. — Vivian Campbell Copy Share Image
I wasn't getting any work as a songwriter in Texas because I was only known as a fiddle player. — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
Every songwriter lives to have at least one song that a cab driver who asks 'You write anything I know?' will recognize. — Rupert Holmes Copy Share Image
Whenever I fill out the job description I put 'songwriter', never 'singer' or 'artist.' Singers come and go. — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
Being a songwriter requires versatility while being an artist requires you to create a cohesive body of work. I truly enjoy both. — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
I'm really not a songwriter, so if I hear a song, I feel it and like it, I'll do it. But I'll… — Glen Campbell Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter. — Katey Sagal Copy Share Image
As a songwriter I take a lot of pride in my writing, and 'Things a Man Oughta Know' won ACM Song of… — Lainey Wilson Copy Share Image
I have always been a singer/songwriter, and I was pushed in places I didn't want to do, like pop or top forty.… — Lisa Marie Presley Copy Share Image
As a producer, as a songwriter, I've spent a lot of time either in my bedroom or in studios, alone. — Maggie Rogers Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer. — Wes Borland Copy Share Image
