Songwriting Quotes · Page 17

Songwriting is an emotional medium, and rock and roll is an emotional medium.

— Will Sheff

First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time…

— Lucinda Williams

Poetry is a solitary process. One does not write poetry for the masses. Poetry is a self-involved, lofty pursuit. Songs are for…

— Patti Smith

I like drawing people in the airport or on the bus or in venues. I like catching people in the moment. It's…

— James Bay

Songwriting is a muscle. The more you do it, the better you get at it.

— Jason Derulo

I've been writing a lot about my encounter with love. Which is the white stag as far as songwriting is concerned because…

— Anonymous

Songwriting is such an intimate thing, and with people you don't normally write with, you're naked.

— Tony Kanal

Songwriting was my own journey. I never fit in with structure in songwriting.

— Dawn Richard

Obviously I attach myself so much to my songwriting. If I didn't attach myself to that being my sole attribute, then I…

— Luke Temple

If you get a song right for its usage at the time, it can be useful to others. ...Those songs are more…

— Rodney Crowell

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

I think that talent, good songwriting and passion, will always outlast hype.

— Beau Bokan

Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect…

— Scott Weiland

Songwriting and poetry are so commonly birthed from underdogs because one can make even the ugliest situations admirable, or more beautiful than…

— Criss Jami

I want to see the guitar in a non-linear sense that encompasses tones, arrangements, songwriting, audio production, and everything else - you…

— Jim Root

Every musician out there wants to be judged on the merit of their songwriting, the merit of their performing abilities.

— Laura Jane Grace

My dad helped me understand songwriting because of him playing Babyface a lot. I don't even know if my dad realized that…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Some people, it [songwriting] comes faster. Some people, it comes slower.

— Leonard Cohen

When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting.

— Sheryl Crow

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

— Jason Mraz

For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully known for my voice. Songwriting has always been a…

— Jennifer Nettles

I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love…

— Taylor Swift

My head translates emotions into song. Songwriting is cathartic for me.

— Antoniette Costa

I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and…

— Jack White

The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and…

— Nick Cave