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
My songs emerge unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own...We have, all of us, over the years, written… — David Crosby 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
There is an old Arabic proverb, 'When the king puts the poet on his payroll, he cuts off the tongue of the… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
When I first was trying to play the clubs around Houston to start playing my own songs, songwriters like Eric Taylor and… — Lyle Lovett 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
As a singer and songwriter, I have great admiration for many of the budding stars who come to try their hand at… — LeAnn Rimes Copy Share Image
I never took singing lessons. I guess, I feel comfortable with it, but I do not feel like a singer. I never… — Jack Johnson Copy Share Image
I really admire songwriters or any kind of writer, painter or artist that says, "I'm going to get up at 8 o'clock… — Langhorne Slim Copy Share Image
I do all the things that singer-songwriters do. I introduce the songs, I have a story to tell about everything all the… — India.Arie Copy Share Image
My dad said to me the other day, I really am an artistic person. I was shocked as I never saw him… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
I consider every one of the Disney films that Bob & I worked on, to have been the luckiest break any two… — Richard Sherman Copy Share Image
I'd advise all you songwriters out there, if you're getting into it for the business, go home and get a job digging… — Butch Hancock Copy Share Image
Audrey Auld is a great singer songwriter. She holds a unique place in contemporary Americana/Roots music. I believe that this uniqueness is… — Fred Eaglesmith Copy Share Image
My discussion with Keith Richards about the creative process led me to believe that there's an invisible presence of a stream of… — Billy Gibbons Copy Share Image
I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as a songwriter,… — Janis Ian Copy Share Image
When I was 6 I thought that I wanted to be a musician - like a singer-songwriter. That's what I romantically envisioned… — Andrew Garfield Copy Share Image
As I got a little older, I discovered Lori McKenna and Patty Griffin and found out how many other tools we have… — Ashley McBryde Copy Share Image
There are people who are great technical players like Eric Clapton, and there are people who are great intuitive songwriters like Daniel… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
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
When I started out, I was definitely writing about experiences that I hadn't had yet. The songs were just based on my… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever wrote a song. I can write a lot of jokes, but when I try to write lyrics… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
We've known each other [in Motorpsycho ] since 1985 or '86, are really different as personalities, and yet have actually never disagreed… — Bent Saether Copy Share Image
America's a funny place. Every time I've come over it just feels absolutely gigantic and massive. I've always had good shows there,… — Conor O'Brien Copy Share Image
Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are in my opinion more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate sexuality.… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
It's not like that when you're a songwriter - songwriters aren't like pulp writers or journalists, even. You just follow the muse.… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but… — Alex Chilton Copy Share Image
What happened was, I always wanted to be a singer/songwriter kind of guy like a James Taylor or Crosby, Stills and Nash… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Poets and songwriters speak highly of spring as one of the great joys of life in the temperate zone, but in the… — Barbara Holland Copy Share Image
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When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
My best songs were written very quickly. Just about as much time as it takes to write it down is about as… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Not too many songwriters, when they write songs go for broke. When someone does who's really good, it's astonishing. There's a reason… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
There's a lot of songs and songwriters out there - you have to make something stand out to pitch songs. Sometimes you… — Greg Kurstin Copy Share Image
When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people… — LP Copy Share Image
Miranda Lambert is actually mixing the singer-songwriter philosophy with the commercial country [mindset]. And I find it just inspiring. My hat's off… — Allison Moorer Copy Share Image
I was at a picnic, and there were a lot of songwriters. I remember praying, 'God I wish you would give me… — Andrae Crouch Copy Share Image
It was the vehicle that propelled me to international stardom. ("Harder They Come") I was known as a singer/songwriter before that, but… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
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