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title: "6 Songwriting Thing Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Songwriting Thing quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Songwriting Thing sayings and thoughts."
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> [Songwriting is never one thing. I've spent as long as three months writing a song. Other times I've done it in twenty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-lake/songwriting-is-never-one-thing-i-ve-spent-as-long-as-three-months/)

[Greg Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-lake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/greg-lake-14630_done_songwriting-is-never-one-thing-i-ve-spen_430360.png)

> [There's a big gaping hole in the EDM space for songwriting. It's one thing to learn how to be a great sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-aoki/there-s-a-big-gaping-hole-in-the-edm-space-for-songwriting-it-s-one/)

[Steve Aoki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-aoki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/steve-aoki-12546_become_there-s-a-big-gaping-hole-in-the-edm-spa_1215837.jpg)

> [Songwriting is one thing that I have blessed to myself. It's a very personal thing for me, the business is very shared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-clark-green/songwriting-is-one-thing-that-i-have-blessed-to-myself-it-s-a-very/)

[William Clark Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-clark-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/william-clark-green-47419_blessed_songwriting-is-one-thing-that-i-have-ble_1650631.jpg)

> [I started singing very early. I was six or seven years old, and I was singing along to TV commercials and figuring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuna/i-started-singing-very-early-i-was-six-or-seven-years-old-and-i-was/)

[Yuna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/yuna-4182_cool_i-started-singing-very-early-i-was-six-o_1760781.png)

> [When Eric Clapton cut 'After Midnight,' he sold so many records and it was so big at the time, I decided that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-cale/when-eric-clapton-cut-after-midnight-he-sold-so-many-records-and-it/)

[J. J. Cale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-cale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/j-j-cale-6694_big_when-eric-clapton-cut-after-midnight-he_1821849.png)

> [When I graduated high school, I bought a guitar and, at first, didn't really think I'd get into the songwriting thing as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-hunt/when-i-graduated-high-school-i-bought-a-guitar-and-at-first-didn-t/)

[Sam Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-hunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/sam-hunt-3215_guitar_when-i-graduated-high-school-i-bought-a_2416237.jpg)

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