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
Speaking and singing were equally common in my house. I started songwriting about the time that I started forming sentences. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
My songwriting has brought so much to me as an artist and my ability that I have as an artist has brought… — Ahmad Balshe Copy Share Image
Great readers, great listeners, and all have great work ethics. ... They work hard at what they do and they're devout to… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Dear Sir: I will wish to establish my name as the best Ethiopian songwriter. But I am not encouraged in undertaking this… — Stephen Foster Copy Share Image
I've come to recognize songwriting as something that I do, and I want to be good at that. At that craft, if… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
The '80s, no matter what kind of wacky fashion or whatever else that went on in the '80s, the songs that came… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
What happens is, especially when I was writing for my band, Creedence, and it's the way I write now, I go into… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
Anybody I'm in a band with can do what they do better than me. I'm a huge believer that I can play… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
I tended not to be concerned about whether a song was going to be a hit when I wrote it. Because it… — Hal David Copy Share Image
I don't claim to be a particularly good father. I'm flawed, let's say. I've certainly been affected by the experience of having… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
I always have to remember that I am the narrator, but it doesn't have to be about me. A lot of songwriting… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I'm doing more deep listening, which is part of the role or job of the songwriter. I think with a lot of… — Mirah Copy Share Image
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
People keep putting limitations on themselves and creating this reality that soul music is dead. That's only in their reality. It's not… — Ester Dean Copy Share Image
If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
I started to feel songwriting was pulling different pieces of my heart out - the more I started writing, the more there… — Calum Scott Copy Share Image
I didn't think anything we did was spectacular. I remember we thought, Let's just write some scary music. — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
I feel like, throughout 'True Romance,' I was unsure of myself in terms of songwriting. Even though it was my voice, I… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
Finding out that Ray Charles sang country songs but it sounded as soulful as any rhythm and blues record that kind of… — Michael Kiwanuka 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 tricky thing about songwriting is that, more often than not, what you consider to be your best work generates a collective… — Dan Hill 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
Songwriting isn't a choice. You're either called upon to bear the burden, or you're not. It's not all fun and games. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
I struggled with a lot of doubts around my songwriting and around what I was and what my purpose and mission were. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
I do more writing by myself than with anybody else. My best thing is sitting...around somewhere with a guitar, and having an… — Charlie Daniels Copy Share Image
There are no rules when it comes to songwriting, so I'd turn Carter family songs from the 1930s into pop songs. — Carlene Carter Copy Share Image
I got a sociology degree and then had an opportunity to go to graduate school. But I said no, because I wanted… — Ryan Hurd 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've always been such an oversharer. I'll tell my Uber driver all of my deepest traumas and insecurities, and so I just… — Olivia Rodrigo Copy Share Image
Songwriting can be cathartic, but then you just keep it private. If you're going to play out and have other people listen… — Patterson Hood 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 believe whole-heartedly that anything you are passionate about, you can turn into a career benefit if you are a writer. — DaniAlla Copy Share Image
I'd like to do a song that I wrote today about our government's increasing infringement on our right to privacy, but the… — Dan Piraro Copy Share Image
I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs… — Glenn Hughes Copy Share Image
I was able to apply ukulele to whatever I'm trying to write. It's become part of songwriting for me, the knowledge I… — Eddie Vedder 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 could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
