What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
The music and the philosophy feed off of one another on a subconscious level, though I've never really integrated my academic teaching… — Steve Weinstein Copy Share Image
The jam stuff doesn't appeal to me in general. My newfound love for the Dead came from Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia's… — Colin Meloy Copy Share Image
I think it's absolutely possible to write a song and go somewhere where no one's been before, uncharted territory. In terms of… — Richard Thompson Copy Share Image
On 'Utopia,' I mix sick beats with ethereal elements while trying to keep the focus very much on the songwriting. If you… — Kerli Copy Share Image
I started quite late. I only discovered that I could write a song when I was, like, 17... some musicians, they're starting… — Alice Merton Copy Share Image
The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The songwriting style, to me, is superior. There was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
Well, [bluntness in songwriting]'s a lot cheaper than therapy… There's been a lot of things going on for the past 10 years… — Brent Smith Copy Share Image
I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Gatekeeper was sort of my first attempt to put a little bit of a frame and boundaries around songwriting, and try to… — Feist Copy Share Image
I would like to work with Ed Sheeran at some point. I really admire his songwriting, and I just think he has… — Daya Copy Share Image
Everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. Busking, you learn people, you learn… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
You can find me in the melodies, the chord progressions, the song style and structure. The lyrical places you fine me most… — Kristian Bush Copy Share Image
The thing that interests me far more than anything is creating music, songwriting and arranging, and in that context drumming itself is… — Al Murray Copy Share Image
I discovered at 18 that singing and songwriting was my strength. I decided that it was closest to my heart and if… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
You know, I think so much about relatability when it comes to songwriting, and this experience of being in the limelight isn't… — Laufey Copy Share Image
Songwriting and poetry are so commonly birthed from underdogs because one can make even the ugliest situations admirable, or more beautiful than… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
If you are in NYC and you only do one thing culturally go and see Carol Lipnik at Pangea. If you love… — Justin Vivian Bond Copy Share Image
Starting is hard so I really need to give myself permission to do a bad job. I always give myself leave to… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
I don't really premeditate what I write my songs about; you know, they just kind of happen, and I can't start writing… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
The melodies were melodies that anybody could sing or hum or whistle. And the words were just about that simple. I think… — Don Helms Copy Share Image
I started with the chorus of that song, kind of like a fun bouncy thing to play, and then one of the… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
I've always thought that a lot of really good writers go wrong by getting so into the craft and the technique and… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
Most songs I write are spur-of-the-moment-type things. I have to be spontaneous. If not, songwriting can bore me. There is no pre-design… — Anthony Hamilton Copy Share Image
It was my 16th birthday - my mom and dad gave me my Goya classical guitar that day. I sat down, wrote… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
When I get all focused on songwriting, I get into all the marketing and promotion that we do to make it happen.… — Ronnie Dunn Copy Share Image
I've always been very politically interested from a very young age and I hadn't felt that was something I could begin to… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
I got into songwriting because I'm not very good at communicating sometimes, just my true words, so music was always my way… — LIZ Copy Share Image
A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the… — Suzanne Vega Copy Share Image
Even when there's not a joke or a hook, the first line has to be good and snapem to attention. Songs ain't… — Dan Bern Copy Share Image
I've just really been into melody and lyrics and songwriting. Writing a rap, to me, is easy. I could write a rap… — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
What we try to do with all of our albums, is live out our musical fantasies in the most honest fashion we… — Michael Hutchence Copy Share Image
I sought to reform minstrelsy among refined people by making words suitable to their taste, instead of the trashy and really offensive… — Stephen Foster Copy Share Image
It is the haunted premises of longing that the true love song inhabits. It is a howl in the void, for love… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I blame it [never taking a break] on my mother. She was a born entertainer. Leave the songwriting, the singing and all… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
I think Bruno Mars is a great example of a great voice and classic songwriting with a twist that makes it contemporary.… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
It turned out so well because it was the first album that I could identify with in terms of lyrics. ("Captain Fantastic")… — Elton John Copy Share Image
As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar...Music has been my playmate, my lover, and my crying towel...This song ("Until It's… — Buffy Sainte-Marie Copy Share Image
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