Is rule of thumb in writing game: if story requires many long descriptions of smells so vile that will give reader nausea,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I started with the chorus of that song, kind of like a fun bouncy thing to play, and then one of the… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
I take in a lot of stuff from real life, movies, television, news and it all gets mixed in my head and… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
Songwriting is determined by me, man... just me. I write from real life, you... — T-Pain Copy Share Image
I feel fortunate that I've had a lot of songs recorded by other people, because I take my songwriting very seriously. It's… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Melody is the first thing that comes to me when I'm songwriting. I learned piano classically first, and then I went into… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I tended not to be concerned about whether a song was going to be a hit when I wrote it. Because it… — Hal David Copy Share Image
Songwriting helps me sort out my personal problems. With acting, you're just a tool for someone's ideas. — Gary Kemp Copy Share Image
I often say songwriting is like trying to climb down a ladder at night. You put your foot on the next rung… — Crowder Copy Share Image
Hearing about a visual artist's approach can change the way you think about songwriting. — St. Lucia Copy Share Image
That's the nice thing about songwriting: You don't have to punch a clock or be in a specific place to do it.… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
What is it that makes you want to write songs? In a way you want to stretch yourself into other people’s hearts.… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
One thing that I'm really interested in is the kind of esoteric detail that surrounds these great figures. And Wikipedia is full… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Every now and then I'll get seduced by the idea of money, and I'll take a stab at that...and I fall flat… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Sonic Youth has always been the vehicle for my writing, you know, because it's a collective songwriting entity: we write our songs… — Lee Ranaldo Copy Share Image
There really are two different schools of songwriting-American and Canadian. It's interesting. You guys have this history of guys like Paul Williams… — Fred Eaglesmith Copy Share Image
Anything that happens after I write a song...that's fine with me. It's up to the listener to read into it what they… — Guy Clark Copy Share Image
I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs… — Glenn Hughes Copy Share Image
People say you make your best work when in despair, but I think happiness is a good place to write from — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
After two years in the songwriting world, I wrote 'All About That Bass.' L.A. Reid heard it and signed me as an… — Meghan Trainor Copy Share Image
My friends and I took songwriting very, very seriously. My hero was and still is Bob Dylan, but also people like Leonard… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
