I didn't want to be a solo Westlife - covers and ballads - and the reason I signed with Capitol Records was… — Shane Filan 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
I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good… — Robin Gibb Copy Share Image
We teach young kids from 8 to 14 or 15 about their musical heritage through great songs written by American songwriters. We… — Margaret Whiting Copy Share Image
I try not to listen to other music. I have to keep my mind open for what's coming in as a songwriter.… — Mark Farner Copy Share Image
I was sixteen, I became a working guitar player gigging in LA, mostly in top 40 bands, then touring. I learned to… — Danny Jacob Copy Share Image
I never sit down to write. When I'm moved, I do it. I just wait for it to come. You just hear… — Lenny Kravitz 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
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I might be a completely different kind of songwriter but I definitely think there are some things... I've taken pieces from different… — Mark Stoermer Copy Share Image
Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
I always loved singing, but I thought it was like drawing - just something you do in your own little corner to… — Lou Doillon 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
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 love the traditional music of all our islands - Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales , but I suppose I'm viewed pretty… — Ralph McTell 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
A lot of festivals can be a jumble of electronic music and rock and roll, and everything's all mixed up - some… — Jenny O Copy Share Image
If you're somebody who writes songs or writes fiction, a writer that people pay for your opinion in any way, you shouldn't… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Music and songs have always been a constant part of my life, and still are. My brother Michael, who is a songwriter… — Matthew Zapruder Copy Share Image
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I think being a singer-songwriter... your job is to tell a story that other people can't really tell themselves. And I really… — Gabrielle Aplin Copy Share Image
The more you read, the better you are at writing, no matter what you're writing. A lot of songwriters miss that and… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I was in bands as a singer-guitarist-songwriter until 1980-81. So, there's a bunch of stuff. A lot of the stuff is hard… — David Torn Copy Share Image
He made you feel like you knew him. I think that honestly, 2pac was the greatest songwriter that ever lived. He made… — Eminem Copy Share Image
I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a… — William Beckett Copy Share Image
If Woody Guthrie set the bar for American songwriters, Bob Dylan jumped right over it. No one I know will ever come… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a song, it's just me and the songwriters. Then when the song is done, there are publishers that hear… — Luke Bryan Copy Share Image
Being a creator of a song I get to take all these broken fragments of failure and chaos and weave together something… — Jon Foreman 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
I feel like this song [Yello, "Oh Yeah"] was probably done in a couple of minutes in a studio. There was probably… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
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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
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We've had musical stuff in the show [South Park] forever. That's mostly because Trey's a big musical fan, and he's a great… — Matt Stone Copy Share Image
In the Troubadour days, it was all those songwriters that I hung around with all the time, so I could get songs… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
The music industry is not what it used to be. Being in a good band is great, and I've been lucky to… — James Iha Copy Share Image
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Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry.… — Cub Koda Copy Share Image
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![“We've had musical stuff in the show [South Park] forever. That's mostly because Trey's a big musical fan, and he's a great songwriter. He's been writing songs his whole life. So since the beginning, we've always put a lot of musical moments.” quote by Matt Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/matt-stone-12349_bigs_we-ve-had-musical-stuff-in-the-show-sout_905239.png)
![“John Farrar, my dear friend and songwriter/producer of most of my hits (he wrote "You're The One That I Want" and "Hopelessly Devoted to You," among others), wrote the song ["I Think You Might Like It"] and it captures so much fun and joy! Having that reunion as well, with John and John - made the…” quote by Olivia Newton-John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/olivia-newton-john-5653_capture_john-farrar-my-dear-friend-and-songwrite_533597.jpg)
