“Something good happened to my writing when stopped being afraid to do something simple, for the fear that people might think I… — Carrie Newcomer Copy Share Image
Not that there is anything wrong with confessional songwriting, there are plenty of people that do that I admire. I think it… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I'm finding that writing poetry is strengthening my songwriting, because you're learning to make a piece of writing work on a page… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
Solitude. It is way underrated in our world of writing. We stay busy. We act busy. We thrive on busy. The truth… — Bonnie Baker Copy Share Image
Everybody has their own approach to songwriting. When you're an electronic musician, the whole writing process just depends. Some people have a… — Travis Stewart Copy Share Image
I'm not good at many things. But I really like songwriting, and I get a good reaction from it. There's not much… — Lily Allen Copy Share Image
When it's raining you can't find enough things to catch it in. When it's not you can stand out in the middle… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting. — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
I really feel like I've nailed songwriting. It's my specialty; it's what I'm good at. — Sia Copy Share Image
We're always writing music no matter what. And we're not always acting - we have months off. But we never take a… — Alex Wolff Copy Share Image
I think if you sing a song for the first time to your mom and dad, or your friends, and they go,… — Dierks Bentley Copy Share Image
Songwriting is something that's very daunting until you have your first successful song, I think. — Richie Sambora Copy Share Image
Like I say, I'm always writing and if something sticks, it sticks. I get to write with great songwriters in town. Lori… — Tim McGraw Copy Share Image
I would like the ambition to go directly into songwriting; individual songs. I want to see what I can do to push… — Radical Face Copy Share Image
I really do seek to create music that is timeless, ... Each project takes on its own life, and the songs from… — Stevie Wonder Copy Share Image
Someone should have a record that doesn't have any singing. It's my favorite Miles Davis record. I love hanging out in the… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I think you can refine what you do, and become more consistent. And you write better songs that have a better shape… — Richard Thompson Copy Share Image
That's been a pretty interesting thing, visiting schools and performing and doing songwriting talks and stuff. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I knew I could make money from songwriting, so how much and when was not really the question. — Ryan Tedder Copy Share Image
Taking a song and bringing it to life in a professional recording studio can be an intimidating process at first; I know… — Colbie Caillat Copy Share Image
I discovered at 18 that singing and songwriting was my strength. I decided that it was closest to my heart and if… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with… — Pete Townshend 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
