Songwriters I've always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. ...I've always been influenced… — Bruce Hornsby Copy Share Image
Cowriting is very personal. A great song is an honest song, so you have to be able to open up to the… — Liz Rose Copy Share Image
We were on a tour, and there were some chord formations that were tough for me to play when I was a… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
Anyone who takes the craft of songwriting seriously I radiate towards. Spending time with Daryl Hall was a dream come true. I… — Travie McCoy Copy Share Image
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
Miranda Lambert is actually mixing the singer-songwriter philosophy with the commercial country [mindset]. And I find it just inspiring. My hat's off… — Allison Moorer Copy Share Image
I studied acting and there's certainly an element of performance. I think that the songs are in many ways written to be… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
Songwriting is like a therapy, it's a connection that you have with another person, and I'm not scared of it at all… — Colbie Caillat Copy Share Image
The foundation for me is the songwriting and the craft. All I want is for people to hear the music. Just put… — Van Hunt Copy Share Image
As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar...Music has been my playmate, my lover, and my crying towel...This song ("Until It's… — Buffy Sainte-Marie Copy Share Image
I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting… — Miguel Copy Share Image
I believe I love my guitar more than the others love theirs. For John and Paul, songwriting is pretty important and guitar… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
I had more verses . Owen Bradley said, 'Loretta, there's already been one El Paso and we'll never have another one. Get… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
Being inducted into the songwriting hall of fame by Clive Davis, that was pretty memorable. — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever saw Hank with anybody, say, 'Let's go write a song.' One Sunday morning we left Nashville to… — Don Helms Copy Share Image
I see pictures in my mind and become the character in the song as I'm writing. It's kind of method songwriting, where… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer's job to find it and get it on paper. — Beth Nielsen Chapman Copy Share Image
I started just concentrating on songwriting when I was abut 20; I'd been in rock bands six or seven years, kinda got… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
My biggest lesson ... was to try and create narrators that were believable. ...so the listener becomes really invested in the story… — Kristian Bush Copy Share Image
It's as simple as finding something on the street and then writing a jingle. If I'm driving and I have my turn… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Songwriting is a very frustrating art form. You have to get on tape exactly what's playing inside your head — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
