Whether I was in my body or out of my body as I wrote it I know not. God knows. — George Frideric Handel Copy Share Image
I think just letting go is a really good thing to do in many areas of your life, songwriting included. — Ingrid Michaelson Copy Share Image
It's the damage that we do and never know. It's the words that we don't say that scare me so. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
I try and treat songwriting as something that I have to practise every day. — Mark Lanegan 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 joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying… — Tim Finn Copy Share Image
First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I don't write poetry for the page because my inclination in that area is satisfied by songwriting. "Ornamental Hermit" was a comparatively… — David Grubbs Copy Share Image
If a woman's aim is to become a singer, I would highly advise her to first develop her craft in songwriting. It's… — Nadia Ali Copy Share Image
Those things interest me a lot in songwriting - the human nature of how people think, and the muck that we wind… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
You always try different versions of yourself through songwriting. It can get a bit annoying to see them walk around and do… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I really wanted to focus on my songwriting, or songwriting with other people. I wanted to go learn from other people who… — Mikky Ekko Copy Share Image
I really do love pop. I understand songwriting, I understand the business, and I'm not stuck in any one particular time period. — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Obviously I've always loved singing and performing, but I fell in love with songwriting and then I enjoyed doing that for other… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
There really are two different schools of songwriting-American and Canadian. It's interesting. You guys have this history of guys like Paul Williams… — Fred Eaglesmith Copy Share Image
My discussion with Keith Richards about the creative process led me to believe that there's an invisible presence of a stream of… — Billy Gibbons Copy Share Image
I can't draw. But I can draw with sound. That's the most useful thing I learned in terms of what my craft… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I really don't know what exactly all the songs mean. Sometimes other people have meanings and when I hear them I think,… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I'd advise all you songwriters out there, if you're getting into it for the business, go home and get a job digging… — Butch Hancock Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a singer, of course, but there was something about the songwriting, then and now, that is the most… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
You can't write a song out of thin air. You have to feel and know what you are writing about. ... Talent… — Irving Berlin Copy Share Image
To me, music and songwriting is... part of the intriguing thing is the creative process; you know, the creative thought process. Relying… — Page Hamilton Copy Share Image
I never judge my own songwriting. It's just my heart. What's there to judge about your own heart? — Banks Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to a lot of classic country, and I think that shows in my songwriting. — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
I've used songwriting as a tool, I've used it as a way of being able to talk about how I feel. — Calum Scott Copy Share Image
I've always used songs and music and songwriting as a way to sort of let feelings go. — Adam Gontier Copy Share Image
Songwriting is like talking to yourself when there is no one to talk to, — Brittany Howard Copy Share Image
I love songwriting, and rap is part of my songwriting, but I'm not a rapper. — Amber Liu Copy Share Image
Holy Joy were a cult '80s band led by the wonderful songwriting genius that is Johny Brown. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I love watching movies, and I'm very inspired by movies when it comes to songwriting! — Astrid S Copy Share Image
Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“There have been times I've felt so much art in my soul I grew sick of artists.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
