Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time. He is Bob Dylan's favorite singer/songwriter -… — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
I write a song because I want to. I think the moment you start writing it to make money, you're starting to… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I do have a romantic interest in outlasting everybody else. There's a sort of sad machismo to singer-songwriters, I think. — John Darnielle 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
My writing voice is a little quirkier, more singer-songwriter-y than the Top 40 stuff I cover. — Sam Tsui Copy Share Image
I'm taking drama classes, they say I'm a natural actress. I think it's just because I talk a lot. I'm also learning… — Lindsay Pagano Copy Share Image
It's very helpful to start with something that's true. If you start with something that's false, you're always covering your tracks. Something… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I come from a musical family. My dad was in a group in the 70s, The Hudson Brothers. Now he's a songwriter… — Sarah Hudson Copy Share Image
Communion was born out of shared frustration in 2006. We felt that although the likes of MySpace and YouTube opened up the… — Ben Lovett Copy Share Image
The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Therapy really did prepare me to become an empathic songwriter. As far as advice goes, it's a matter of self understanding first. — William Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
Anyway, in my performance style, I'm a singer-songwriter. People can call it neo-soul or R&B or whatever. But at the core, when… — India.Arie Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention… — Melissa Manchester Copy Share Image
I don't know why songwriters struggle. They have to, I guess. If you're a young songwriter, quit struggling. It makes you look… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
Getting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock… — Tyler Hilton Copy Share Image
There is a limited supply of excellent songs, but I am not the only one. Paul McCartney, one of the best songwriters… — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
Andrew Calhoun tells the truth. To my knowledge, there is no better songwriter alive. — Dave Carter Copy Share Image
There are very few things I would love to do other than a life of writing, and I think being a singer-songwriter… — Lily King Copy Share Image
“Whenever an artist becomes dominated by his own ignorance, his art loses value, for it is only the professional artist that can… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't… — John Prine Copy Share Image
I have a hard time really claiming my place as a songwriter or as doing anything of import really because I feel… — Mirah Copy Share Image
I’ve had the pleasure of hearing The Novelists perform live. They are gifted songwriters and talented musicians with strong lead voices. This… — Daryl Stuermer Copy Share Image
I went to high school right outside Dallas, and (songwriter and performer) Michael Martin Murphey was a senior there when I was… — Ray Wylie Hubbard Copy Share Image
What was nice about the nineties is that it was an example of music that responded to a desire of the times.… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
