Back then, the business depended on bohemians. ... They needed Kristofferson and Roger Miller ..It was the tail end of something...the last… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
Artists are not going to put somebody new in the president's chair. It's all worth the effort; it all needs to be… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
People think I live here on Nantucket and just gaze at the ocean, getting my inspiration. Not so. I work in my… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
What happens a lot with songwriting is that a melody or rhythm or something stays with you like catching a cold. And… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
When I was young I wanted to make films and then I got into folk music when I was about 12, and… — Finn Andrews Copy Share Image
I want to write songs with complete sentences. I almos have this obsession with short-changing words. I would never be so pretentious… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
Sometimes I catch myself doing something that I've already done. The more I've done, the more that's likely to happen. Then I… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
I feel like I kind of earned my stripes working with The Stereotypes. It was maybe my 6th songwriting session I've ever… — Kim Petras Copy Share Image
If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn't just fall from the sky.… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
As time progressed, my songwriting developed out of my bass, because that's all I could do. I decided to take it as… — Stephen Bruner Copy Share Image
I've always written songs to use music as a form of therapy or as a way to look at my obstacles or… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
I could never teach a class on songwriting. I'd tell them to goof off and find a good hideout. — John Prine Copy Share Image
The songwriting did come naturally; it really did. Like Joe said, the first song we ever wrote together was the song that… — Kevin Jonas Copy Share Image
Most of the time, when I had hits as a soloist - maybe not so much with Simon & Garfunkel - I… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I sort of have various sort of theories when people ask me about songwriting because it is a mystery. You don't really… — Nick Lowe Copy Share Image
If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a perfectionist about my songwriting. If I don't mean it, I don't think it's any good. — Carlene Carter Copy Share Image
When we get together to rehearse, we could write music together all day long - GOOD music. — Anthony Kiedis Copy Share Image
When I'm writing I've been playing something for a couple of hours and I'm almost in a trance. At two or three… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
There are therapeutic benefits to songwriting. Whenever I'm feeling upset, I go to the piano. I go to the piano before I… — Olivia Rodrigo Copy Share Image
If you don't try and force it, a song will find the proper moment to come to life. — Valerie Simpson Copy Share Image
