The absurdly neurotic role you and the rest of your kind have always attributed to me Erato, the Goddess Muse of Erotic… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just… — Mose Allison Copy Share Image
Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or… — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
I can't get enough of this guy called Baths. He's a total L.A. dude and really young as well. It's super-electronic, but… — Jamie Cullum Copy Share Image
A few years back, even the most commercial pop could have some artistic value. Someone who liked underground music could appreciate Justin… — Jorge Elbrecht Copy Share Image
I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every… — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
My second husband and I were going through a bitter divorce, and I didn't have the money for a fancy-pants attorney. I… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Opportunities may come along for you to convert something -something that exists into something that didn't yet. That might be the beginning… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Insatiable,' the album, was more of a project, really... it was more like a songwriting excursion and an exclusive deal that hadn't… — Nadine Coyle Copy Share Image
As I started writing about loss and grief, I was taking what felt unmanageable and using my songwriting, my sense of poetry… — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
I really, really enjoy fitting words together - but I only enjoy it when it's easy, when it sort of rolls along… — Fiona Apple Copy Share Image
When I work with artists, I give them a general guideline of what my vision is. Then they're going to speak their… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
Songwriting ability is a gift. After a while, you come to realize, "I've really been blessed. I can write these things and… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of vampire lore to be played with like 'You only come out at night' and stuff like… — Olivia Rodrigo Copy Share Image
I learned classical guitar as a kid at about 7 or 8 years old. When I was about 14, I started dabbling… — Passenger Copy Share Image
It's easy for me to cry. I'm just emotionally tuned in to stuff. It probably helps with my songwriting. — Benji Hughes Copy Share Image
Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there. — David Friedman Copy Share Image
At 18, I got a publishing deal, so I was like, 'I can do this for real and not go to college.'… — Meghan Trainor Copy Share Image
I've been a list maker for years, even before I was a musician. I was always writing things down and kept long… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
Listening closely to songs these days, there's a lot of lazy songwriting where people get away with it. I don't want to… — Steve Gunn Copy Share Image
I've never been one to indulge in out and out depression when it comes to songwriting. — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting,… — Donald Fagen Copy Share Image
