That's something that I think as a songwriter you have to ask yourself - why you're doing it. The world certainly doesn't… — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
I honestly and truly love and believe in what I'm making, and it's not a joke, whereas some people would take a… — Casey Spooner 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
Loretta Lynn was one of those ladies a long time ago that opened a lot of doors and paved the way for… — Kacey Musgraves 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
I'm a writer, first and foremost, and I sort of take my cues from the songwriters of the '70s, who are talking… — Tift Merritt Copy Share Image
I think Americana music is music that is generally more singer/songwriter oriented. It has more to do with the songwriting. The music,… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that's so beautiful, all… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I respect Chris Carrabba as a songwriter and I also respect his past. He's got this fierce, straight edge, kind of hardcore… — Stephan Jenkins Copy Share Image
A lot of people, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and a lot of people have written for other people, and of course… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I keep reading about people who want to be famous - it's not that they want to be great songwriters or great… — Barry Manilow Copy Share Image
Hanson is not the pop band that a lot of people think we are. I think we're a lot more rooted in… — Isaac Hanson Copy Share Image
It seems like songwriting for most songwriters is only one season in their life, a five or ten year period. For me,… — Rodney Clawson Copy Share Image
If you're a songwriter, you want to write a song like "Oh Yeah" that radically shifts everything. You can definitely retire on… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
It's been really cool to me to watch someone like Sam Hunt, whose lyrics and roots are in country but you can… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader.… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
As an artist, I always just want to grow as a songwriter. I listen to a lot of music. I listen to… — Trip Lee Copy Share Image
Explaining belief has alwayas been difficult. How do you explain a love and a logic at the heart of the universe when… — Edward de Bono 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
The interesting thing is that, well, here's what I think about songwriters and songs. Sometimes people sit down and say, "I gotta… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
This is a turf battle. They are saying, 'The songwriters aren't getting paid.' Baloney. Songwriters are getting paid. They're paid sync rights… — Jonathan Potter Copy Share Image
Probably the art, in that a lot of the people who I want to collaborate with can do something that I can't… — Ben Chasny Copy Share Image
Every single day I wrote a song, I was hoping somebody like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean or whoever would record the song.… — Cole Swindell Copy Share Image
I try to write lyrics that will be able to function on their own if they get separated from the music. But… — John K. Samson Copy Share Image
If you're a novelist, you have sort of themes that run throughout novels. You start a novel and you finish a novel.… — Amos Lee 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
My first album after 'American Idol' I did with Desmond - we paid for it together, and we literally were together working… — Ace Young 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'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
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
I find artists like Tim Barry, Cory Branan, and Jenny Owen Youngs, these current artists that are doing what they're doing now… — Chuck Ragan 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
We love the great Disney songs - they have always inspired us in our work and in our lives! But for 'Let… — Robert Lopez 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
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
People don't tend to notice, but in the past 10 years especially there's been a lot of growth in how I write… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I wake up in the morning, or the middle of the night when an idea comes through. My songwriting style, basically I… — Creed Bratton Copy Share Image
It takes so many people to make a success story like that. It starts with the song and the songwriters, then Mark… — Lee Ann Womack Copy Share Image
Some of the songs come so fully, it's like they are pre-packaged. There have been a couple that came in the middle… — John Prine Copy Share Image
