Breaking Benjamin, talk about songwriting, I mean, some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. And, obviously, it's a little heavier. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
I suffer from the curse of being multi-talented. There's no doubt about it. Politics and literature have gotten in the way of… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
There are albums that I listen to religiously just because I'm such a big fan: any Bruce Springsteen album, or old George… — Matthew Ramsey Copy Share Image
Most songwriting like poetry takes a careful selection of words. Sometimes you're just channeling something and a selection of words come out… — Vance Joy Copy Share Image
Songwriting is too mysterious and uncontrolled a process for me to direct it towards any one thing. — James Taylor Copy Share Image
My best songs were written very quickly. Just about as much time as it takes to write it down is about as… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. Busking, you learn people, you learn… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest. — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
Being a perfectionist, I didn't want to settle for just getting by, so I enrolled in a vocal training program. I then… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
So it's not really whether you talk about politics, but how well were you able to do it. Peter Gabriel and Sting… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
More times than not, it's a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
“Hidden in dreams are arts that haven’t been crafted, and songs that haven’t been chanted.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
My favorite song he ever wrote was 'Cold Cold Heart.' If you think about it, the lyric to 'Cold Cold Heart,' see… — Don Helms Copy Share Image
I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my… — Liz Phair Copy Share Image
Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
I started playing guitar and writing songs when I was 15. I think what mainly sparked my interest was just the fact… — Kate Voegele Copy Share Image
Lonnie says it doesn't take long to write a song if you're stricken with a severe case of the Tennysons. He wasn't… — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
Don't wait until you're 'in the mood.' Get into the mood by writing. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I wanted to understand things and then be free of them. I needed to learn how to telescope things, ideas. Things were… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I guess songwriting has become a little more difficult for me over the years or maybe I regard it in a different… — Justin Rutledge Copy Share Image
You need to work at the craft of songwriting, but not only the craft. When I see people working both on themselves… — Fred Eaglesmith Copy Share Image
Great readers, great listeners, and all have great work ethics. ... They work hard at what they do and they're devout to… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
I actually write film music because I'm classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write actual film… — Vanessa Brown Copy Share Image
