It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make… — Robbie Robertson Copy Share Image
So I realized when I was successful in a piece, it was because I didn't abandon a notion early on what it… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
I don't have the same restrictions that other people do because I never painted myself into a corner. I've always done things… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do. — Sarah Caldwell Copy Share Image
I've always known that I was a gifted person. ... I've always felt like I would be punished, severely, if I didn't… — Merle Haggard Copy Share Image
Read something that YOU want to read, not something that you feel compelled to read. — Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet Copy Share Image
I would only listen to certain things, like a lot of teenagers do. But the Tragically Hip is a ribbon that's been… — John K. Samson Copy Share Image
One of the big songwriting things for me has always been: always think what you do sucks. Because the second you stop… — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
I really like and singing, and songwriting and producing. It depends on the song and the mood and who I'm working with,… — Lalah Hathaway Copy Share Image
I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
I do look at songwriting as a lot of work. I don't overintellectualize music as a special medium that only some people… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
We spent a long time learning the craft of songwriting, Roger Glover and I, for a few years before we joined Deep… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
It's nice to finally have a CD out which reflects my songwriting, my singing and the band that I have. — Mick Taylor Copy Share Image
I sit down and I write and I make sure that it follows the code of Songwriting Craft 101. — Van Hunt Copy Share Image
You're never quite sure where the song is going, because you might not find the word to rhyme with the end of… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
My songwriting, when I'm writing, is nothing like it is in its finished form - but you have to start somewhere. — Christine McVie Copy Share Image
Songwriting is such a sensitive energy. It's just a vibration of frequencies. — Victoria Monet Copy Share Image
If you don't want anyone to know anything about you, don't write anything. — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
I love watching movies, and I'm very inspired by movies when it comes to songwriting! — Astrid S Copy Share Image
I write a song because I want to. I think the moment you start writing it to make money, you're starting to… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
If you like someone's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm is big. When I write a book, it's a three-year commitment. Toward the end, I'm writing seven days a week, and… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
Songwriting's a weird game. I never intended to become one - I fell into this by mistake, and I can't get out… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
What excites me about a lot of the artists I love - and I realize, well, they created their own personal world… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
