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title: "7 Thing Songwriting Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [That's the nice thing about songwriting: You don't have to punch a clock or be in a specific place to do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-cale/that-s-the-nice-thing-about-songwriting-you-don-t-have-to-punch-a/)

[J. J. Cale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-cale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/j-j-cale-6694_clock_that-s-the-nice-thing-about-songwriting_1105706.png)

> [The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/the-idea-of-songwriting-is-a-transformative-thing-and-what-i-do-with/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/nick-cave-1153_ballads_the-idea-of-songwriting-is-a-transformat_1204697.jpg)

> [I think my favorite thing is songwriting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ponce/i-think-my-favorite-thing-is-songwriting/)

[Carlos Ponce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ponce/)

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> [That's the great thing about songwriting: You have that time to have perspective and look back and think about all the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gin-wigmore/that-s-the-great-thing-about-songwriting-you-have-that-time-to-have/)

[Gin Wigmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gin-wigmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/gin-wigmore-17750_about_that-s-the-great-thing-about-songwriting_1870473.jpg)

> [The good thing about songwriting is you don't have to delineate between what's true and what's fiction; records aren't put on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/the-good-thing-about-songwriting-is-you-don-t-have-to-delineate/)

[Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/jason-isbell-3520_books_the-good-thing-about-songwriting-is-you_1898480.jpg)

> [The tricky thing about songwriting is that, more often than not, what you consider to be your best work generates a collective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hill/the-tricky-thing-about-songwriting-is-that-more-often-than-not-what/)

[Dan Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/dan-hill-9616_about_the-tricky-thing-about-songwriting-is-th_2321778.png)

> [The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-shattuck/the-one-thing-about-songwriting-that-s-been-consistent-is-that-i-do/)

[Kim Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-shattuck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/kim-shattuck-11562_about_the-one-thing-about-songwriting-that-s-b_2504915.jpg)

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