That's the essence of songcraft: making something everyone can understand yet it still sounds new. — Tristen Gaspadarek Copy Share Image
At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me. — Gwen Stefani Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about songwriting is you can be inspired by absolutely anything. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression. — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
It's nice to finally have a CD out which reflects my songwriting, my singing and the band that I have. — Mick Taylor Copy Share Image
Sometimes the most exciting journey you can make is through your own imagination. — Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet Copy Share Image
Songwriting is reliant on inspiration, which ideally you don't have that much control over. Songs kind of half make themselves, and then… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
What is the character trying to say? Why? Be as specific as you can, using sense images that evoke something about the… — Pat Pattison Copy Share Image
The songwriting process is different on every record because you're never coming from the same place when you're writing. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
If you pour your life into songs, you want them to be heard. It's a desire to communicate. A deep desire to… — Bono Copy Share Image
George felt the group wasn't giving him the freedom he needed to develop his songwriting. But I have to admit the end… — Andrew Ridgeley Copy Share Image
The thing about me is that I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunities with Avenged Sevenfold in songwriting. I really think… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
It's such a weird process, songwriting, because you just have to feel it. There's no right or wrong melody or lyric. — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
There's this art form in songwriting that's incredibly difficult - to be really funny in a song and also really touching. I… — Neko Case Copy Share Image
I started meeting the right people, like [producer] Dave [Okumu], who explained to me how songwriting is really simple - "just like… — Jessie Ware Copy Share Image
I feel happy about the songs I've written. I'm a great lover of the craft of songwriting, and I sure admire it… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues,… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter first...In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I… — Carole King Copy Share Image
I've been a list maker for years, even before I was a musician. I was always writing things down and kept long… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
Ideas are floating like fish. Desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. If you desire an idea, it… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
'If You Could Read My Mind' was written during the collapse of my marriage. It's a great song. No one has any… — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics… — Marcus Mumford Copy Share Image
I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.… — Beck Copy Share Image
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
I just want to make a beautiful film. I've had it in my head for so long, so I want to try.… — Sia Furler Copy Share Image
At the beginning of my career, I saw an opportunity to forge new ground and focus on songwriting. Not many people were… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
We spent a long time learning the craft of songwriting, Roger Glover and I, for a few years before we joined Deep… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I think I'm better at producing than I am at being a songwriter, but it doesn't change the fact that I still… — John Congleton Copy Share Image
I can't write from the subconscious actually, because a lot of the time when I co-write with other people, I'm writing for… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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