You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
What I hope is to really focus on being a songwriter. I'd love to write songs for other people; that's something I'd… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself.… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I just love all the music. My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community… — Christopher Cross Copy Share Image
People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
We singer-songwriter people, we're used to getting up and doing our own thing in front of people, and we're it. We're the… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
It was a matter of not seeing the woods for the trees. Glorious songs have been in Ireland forever, but a lot… — Phil Coulter Copy Share Image
There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery. — Grant-Lee Phillips Copy Share Image
I get told I'm a confessional songwriter, which gets on my tits because I think of negative connotations attached to the word… — Beth Orton Copy Share Image
I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine. — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
I'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets, — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you want to be a songwriter and place a song with a popular artist, then it's ok to follow the trends.… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
I work very closely with my publisher and just give them tons and tons of music, and then they link that with… — Dave Sitek Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be the crippled songwriter or the crippled singer. I wanted to be the singer or the songwriter who… — Doc Pomus Copy Share Image
When you research prolific songwriters, it is usually later in their career they write songs that they distance themselves from, or it's… — Paloma Faith Copy Share Image
I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once… — Billy Bragg 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'm always looking for overlooked post-Dylan singer-songwriter records from the '70s. — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
If somebody says 'singer-songwriter' to me, the first person I think of is James Taylor. There are plenty of modern singer-songwriters, but… — Zachary Levi Copy Share Image
I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame,… — Otis Blackwell Copy Share Image
I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
