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> [When I first started writing songs, I was probably about ten or twelve years old, and the first thing you think as a songwriter is, 'Can this be a hit? Can this come out, and people are going to hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/when-i-first-started-writing-songs-i-was-probably-about-ten-or-twelve/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

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## More by Michael Bacon

> [Even though, theoretically, being a composer and being a songwriter are the same thing, in my brain, they are completely different. When I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/even-though-theoretically-being-a-composer-and-being-a-songwriter-are/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [A lot of times, people assume that I write all the songs: that I arrange them and I stick Kevin up there as kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/a-lot-of-times-people-assume-that-i-write-all-the-songs-that-i/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [When I first started writing songs, I was probably about ten or twelve years old, and the first thing you think as a songwriter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/when-i-first-started-writing-songs-i-was-probably-about-ten-or-twelve/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [My whole life, I've always had one foot in the classical world and one foot in the rock, pop, and folk world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/my-whole-life-i-ve-always-had-one-foot-in-the-classical-world-and-one/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [From an early age, my intuition was that I would be a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/from-an-early-age-my-intuition-was-that-i-would-be-a-musician/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [I remember when I first got my cello when I was 8 years old. I remember the room it was in and what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/i-remember-when-i-first-got-my-cello-when-i-was-8-years-old-i/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [I was a staff songwriter for Combine Music Publishing in Nashville for seven years. I'd sit around with a groups of friends with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/i-was-a-staff-songwriter-for-combine-music-publishing-in-nashville/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [I love the name 'Stella McCartney.' It's a beautiful name the way it rolls off the tongue. A couple of years ago, I wrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/i-love-the-name-stella-mccartney-it-s-a-beautiful-name-the-way-it/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [We have a camp up in the Adirondacks with no electricity, and I find that it's one of the most fertile places for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/we-have-a-camp-up-in-the-adirondacks-with-no-electricity-and-i-find/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [Part of being in a band is getting better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/part-of-being-in-a-band-is-getting-better/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [I've always had this theory that if you're good at something, you should do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/i-ve-always-had-this-theory-that-if-you-re-good-at-something-you/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [Music is completely not reality. There's nothing about music that has any meaning at all. A lot of people disagree with that, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/music-is-completely-not-reality-there-s-nothing-about-music-that-has/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

> [I think the thing that bothers me is that there's a component of the Internet where people can write really nasty things anonymously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bacon/i-think-the-thing-that-bothers-me-is-that-there-s-a-component-of-the/)

[Michael Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bacon/)

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