The confessional singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s was in full swing, and Bob Dylan's emotional album [ Blood on the Tracks] resonated… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I'm a terrible sentence finisher. I think that's why I'm a songwriter. When you write a song, there are no rules, and… — Mirah Copy Share Image
I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
My aspirations and dreams keep evolving. I think dreams evolve and I want to become a better songwriter. I want to do… — Morgan James Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm very disappointed at some of the people in our family of communicators, whether it be a songwriter or a rapper… — Stevie Wonder Copy Share Image
I see what other people do and what songwriters don't. They don't get out and take care of themselves. Producers turn themselves… — Ester Dean Copy Share Image
Most songwriters who have been lucky enough to have their song on the radio or be heard widely don't know anything about… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I think that the song, the song "Stand By Me" is one of those songs that... and someone asked me, what was… — Ben E. King 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
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 always knew Gordon Lightfoot was a really great songwriter, but his stuff even sounds better and better all the time. It's… — John Prine Copy Share Image
I had all these singles come out within a two-month period, and then nothing for almost two years. You start to feel… — Julia Michaels 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
For 'Hey Monday,' there were songs that I co-wrote with songwriters or producers, but our last EP, the whole band did everything… — Cassadee Pope Copy Share Image
Songwriters I've always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. ...I've always been influenced… — Bruce Hornsby 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
I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today...Al Stanton walked in one day and said, 'Otis, I've got an idea.… — Otis Blackwell Copy Share Image
I think for many songwriter/performers, you need to go off by yourself and write the songs to begin with, but then you… — Alan Licht Copy Share Image
None of us went to university, none of us went to college, none of us played in a different band before, none… — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
She did get put through the system with a lot of the hit songwriters, who were great songwriters, but it was more… — Frank Liddell Copy Share Image
Statistically in the UK, there are so many fewer female composers than male songwriters and they're marketed in a way that -… — Kate Nash Copy Share Image
When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I… — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
The songs I write should only be gauged by what other writers or peers are doing today. If the barometer for all… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
Then it evolved into more of a ballad style singer/songwriter thing. And there was a conflict in trying to merge the two… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
I guess it's just my job to somehow balance knowing that every song is going to come differently and be different, but… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
I think it's very interesting, people who can't stand people who whinge and whine. It seems almost like a class issue. Because… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
The most rewarding possible thing that a songwriter or an artist of any kind can experience is to hear firsthand from the… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
SPEAK OF TROUBLE highlights the abilities of Lowell Sostomi as singer/songwriter and brings together a talented band of musicians with amazing dexterity,… — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
What I wanted to be and who I am is a singer and a songwriter. I wanted to be onstage, and I… — Katy Perry 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 never in my life bought a big piece of jewelry - like, 'I'm gonna get myself a big piece of jewelry!'… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
I mean, just like every other prominent songwriter or producer, you have the shot. You send in records and if they make… — Bryce Wilson Copy Share Image
I love to give the song away - it's so exciting - where, I think, a lot of younger songwriters, they struggle… — Justin Tranter Copy Share Image
There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become… — Barry Mann Copy Share Image
The greatness of Mac Rebennack, alias, Dr. John, also known as John Crieux, rests on his command of the musical use of… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
I think the nature of songwriters is that they are philosophers, and philosophers have a bent towards poetry and songwriting, so I… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
If you're a songwriter, it's to perform your songs. For singers, it's just to get to sing somewhere. So while there may… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
For a producer, you want to be in L.A. You want to be close to the action, and in L.A. there are… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
I've had offers to sign a record deal, but the people I've talked to have wanted to package me and have me… — Lukas Haas Copy Share Image
I've been close friends with Katy since teenagers, before she was Katy Perry. She's always been a great resource for me to… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
![“The confessional singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s was in full swing, and Bob Dylan's emotional album [ Blood on the Tracks] resonated with the times. There would be other hits, but never the same alchemy of emotion and time.” quote by Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/bob-dylan-168_albums_the-confessional-singer-songwriter-movem_418121.jpg)
