Maia Sharp is one of America's great singer-songwriters. Her storytelling runs profound and deep while honoring a pop tradition that urges you… — Don Was Copy Share Image
I'm trying to create a collection of stories - the 'U.F.O.W.A.V.E.' songs are all stories. I haven't really taken direct lyrical influence… — King Krule Copy Share Image
In order to make a normal-sized record, a singer songwriter should have a couple dozen finished songs. Once they go through the… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
I've been so used to being supported by musicians, and I don't class myself as a particularly adept musician on instruments. I… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
They're great instrumentalists, singers and songwriters and they have this unique way of blending contemporary with traditional. The result is this beautiful… — Cindy Cashdollar Copy Share Image
For me, the intent in a song is to sing it. I compose songs, meaning I'm writing words to be set to… — Cornelius Eady Copy Share Image
One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the country's music. That… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
The roughest part for me when I'm writing a song is staring at a blank page. Where am I going from here?… — Bob Weir Copy Share Image
I definitely was always expected and encouraged to be a songwriter from a very young age, ... But really it's because, as… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
You are hearing this song, and you're 16, and it's a song about love, or a girl. And then maybe there's a… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
It's a scary question for a musician or songwriter today - what does the future hold? It is a strange time in… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and… — Dierks Bentley Copy Share Image
That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me… — Margaret Whiting Copy Share Image
I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter/rhythm-guitar player. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I think people who are artists, actors, singers, great songwriters, they tend to have a hyper state of emotion where they feel… — Willie Aames Copy Share Image
What I do as a songwriter is a constant force in my life, that I'm grateful to have. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
[Non-performing songwriters] climb the mountain the first time, take their successes in stride, and when they tumble down the mountain, they just… — Michael Kosser Copy Share Image
For me, I'm more of a songwriter than a guitar player or singer. And not having things to work on was really… — Doug Martsch Copy Share Image
I'd spent five hours that morning trying to write a song that was meaningful and good, and I finally gave up and… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I was a songwriter; that was the torch I carried. This is an honorable profession. This is what I do. — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
The generation I grew up in was the beginning of "stand up for yourself," whether being a singer-songwriter or a feminist. In… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
Texas people are really strong in their roots. I started writing and playing guitar at 17. I've always loved music, and my… — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image