Taking a song and bringing it to life in a professional recording studio can be an intimidating process at first; I know… — Colbie Caillat Copy Share Image
Something like going to get the newspaper can increase your writing efficiency by taking you away from the material. When I'm doing… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
I don't really know why an idea comes to me. But all of a sudden, an idea comes and from experience I… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
My favorite song he ever wrote was 'Cold Cold Heart.' If you think about it, the lyric to 'Cold Cold Heart,' see… — Don Helms Copy Share Image
Music is entirely subjective. I was thinking that for myself, for songwriting and what I like to listen to, to help motivate… — Marnie Stern Copy Share Image
When Eric Clapton cut 'After Midnight,' he sold so many records and it was so big at the time, I decided that… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I criticized the whole American songwriting industry and the pop side of it and I was bitter about it. And I stepped… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
[Non-performing songwriters] climb the mountain the first time, take their successes in stride, and when they tumble down the mountain, they just… — Michael Kosser Copy Share Image
In making movies, time is so short-because it is so expensive-that we tend to neglect the place from which the best ideas… — Mike Nichols Copy Share Image
We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a… — Merle Haggard Copy Share Image
It might be a meaningless moment, but those sparks that ignite the song… It's mystical maybe, those magic moments. And to make… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
I sort of recognize it, as opposed to shaping it. Oh, that's a good idea, that's a good line. I wonder where… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
Anything that happens after I write a song...that's fine with me. It's up to the listener to read into it what they… — Guy Clark Copy Share Image
I think Bob Dylan showed us that songs can rise to the level of literature, and he proved it over and over… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
I feel like I kind of earned my stripes working with The Stereotypes. It was maybe my 6th songwriting session I've ever… — Kim Petras Copy Share Image
I think if you sing a song for the first time to your mom and dad, or your friends, and they go,… — Dierks Bentley Copy Share Image
I say to my students that I can't teach them how to write a good song, but I can teach you how… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Songwriting is a craft. Writing good songs on a a consistent basis doesn not happen spontaneously. In fact, most of our best… — Michael Kosser Copy Share Image
We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic,… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
Wherever inspiration comes from, it's like I'll hear a melody and chords, almost a rough structure of the whole thing [song]. I'll… — Chris Wyse Copy Share Image
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