I think our songwriting has evolved. We can show that we have continued to branch out and do different stuff and incorporate… — John Bush Copy Share Image
It's true when they say songwriting is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. In truth, what happens is... songs comes through you. — Greg Lake Copy Share Image
What I strive to do with songwriting is be really honest, authentic and try to be open and share that with people.… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
Songs are like myths. Myths are useful because they allow you to cast yourself and your life and your own experience. And… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
I remember reading a book that was on songwriting at some point that I found in my dad's store, and just... I… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
Songwriting is my true passion and that's what the BMI awards are all about. — Kevin Rudolf Copy Share Image
My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all. — The Weeknd Copy Share Image
There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
I get told I'm a confessional songwriter, which gets on my tits because I think of negative connotations attached to the word… — Beth Orton Copy Share Image
My lesson from that [songwriting process] was that I should go back to where I was and try to make that first… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
I think just letting go is a really good thing to do in many areas of your life, songwriting included. — Ingrid Michaelson Copy Share Image
Those in power write the history while those who suffer write the songs. — Frank Harte Copy Share Image
The songwriting of Hall & Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you're… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
What happens is, especially when I was writing for my band, Creedence, and it's the way I write now, I go into… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be the crippled songwriter or the crippled singer. I wanted to be the singer or the songwriter who… — Doc Pomus Copy Share Image
I have a weird life because I live on songwriting royalties, which are a strange income. Sometimes it rains, sometimes it doesn't.… — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
Metaphors are not user-friendly. They're difficult to find and difficult to use well. Unfortunately, metaphors are a mainstay of good lyric writing-indeed… — Pat Pattison Copy Share Image
Songs, and songwriting keeps me inspired, moving forward. I tend to scribble down notes, lyrics or just random thoughts on pieces of… — John Waite Copy Share Image
Those things interest me a lot in songwriting - the human nature of how people think, and the muck that we wind… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
The idea of taking a song, envisioning the overall sound in my head and then bringing the arrangement to life in the… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
I just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the… — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
I entered a songwriting competition, I didn't win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
We worked the medley on side two of "Abbey Road" out carefully in advance. All of those mini songs were partly completed… — George Harrison Copy Share Image