Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Teasing out the way the world might look through another's eyes is what makes the creative process so fascinating and enjoyable. — Stephen L. Carter Copy Share Image
Most of us have the residue of thousands of songs in our ears, that if you end up songwriting, I think you're… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
I got signed with the songwriting deal when I was sixteen and they were really great - my publishers, who to this… — Lights Copy Share Image
Songwriting is like editing. You write down all this stuff - all this bad, stupid stuff - and then you have to… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
You can't manufacture inspiration, so a lot of it is still a waiting game for me. There's still a lot of mystery… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I sit down with a guitar player and if there's a situation I feel strongly about, or a guy that I've been… — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
I love songwriting, and rap is part of my songwriting, but I'm not a rapper. — Amber Liu Copy Share Image
Songwriting is such a mysterious thing. Its a magical channel thats a gift to you and you cant really conjure it up… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
Just remember that William Blake wasn't even published in his lifetime. Ya gotta keep creating. — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Even though, theoretically, being a composer and being a songwriter are the same thing, in my brain, they are completely different. When… — Michael Bacon Copy Share Image
I think women gravitate toward me because I am a woman producing and songwriting, and there's none out there. There really isn't. — Linda Perry Copy Share Image
Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
We singer-songwriter people, we're used to getting up and doing our own thing in front of people, and we're it. We're the… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
It happens so quickly it seems like it's coming from somewhere else. It's not. It just means that you're in sync with… — Harry Nilsson Copy Share Image
I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go.… — Mose Allison Copy Share Image
A lot of times I have the song inside of me and I have to fight to get it out. I'm a… — Zola Jesus Copy Share Image
I really do love pop. I understand songwriting, I understand the business, and I'm not stuck in any one particular time period. — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory; there's a fine line between the… — Andy Partridge Copy Share Image
