--- title: "474 Write Song Quotes by 378 authors" description: "Browse 474 Write Song quotes by 378 authors. Discover the best Write Song sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/britt-daniel-24412_get_if-i-write-the-song-i-get-to-name-it-131_1317932.jpg" --- > [If I write the song, I get to name it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britt-daniel/if-i-write-the-song-i-get-to-name-it/) [Britt Daniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/britt-daniel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/britt-daniel-24412_get_if-i-write-the-song-i-get-to-name-it-131_1317932.jpg) > [I don't like to write the same song twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-don-t-like-to-write-the-same-song-twice/) [Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/mark-foster-5994_like_i-don-t-like-to-write-the-same-song-twic_2156754.jpg) > [If I could write you a song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-posner/if-i-could-write-you-a-song/) [Mike Posner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-posner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/mike-posner-9781_song_if-i-could-write-you-a-song-2821187_2821187.jpg) > [When you write a song, a song has longevity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/smokey-robinson/when-you-write-a-song-a-song-has-longevity/) [Smokey Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/smokey-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/smokey-robinson-8874_longevity_when-you-write-a-song-a-song-has-longevi_2540192.jpg) > [Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/whenever-i-write-a-song-i-see-the-whole-song-anyway/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/rakim-1390_music_whenever-i-write-a-song-i-see-the-whole_92073.jpg) > [If you wanna write a song, ask a guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-young/if-you-wanna-write-a-song-ask-a-guitar/) [Neil Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/neil-young-969_asks_if-you-wanna-write-a-song-ask-a-guitar-6_647840.jpg) > [It's a really personal thing for me to write a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/it-s-a-really-personal-thing-for-me-to-write-a-song/) [Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/michael-franti-2651_me_it-s-a-really-personal-thing-for-me-to-w_2203763.png) > [I don't sit down to write a song, per se.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/creed-bratton/i-don-t-sit-down-to-write-a-song-per-se/) [Creed Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/creed-bratton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/creed-bratton-15532_down_i-don-t-sit-down-to-write-a-song-per-se_865772.jpg) > [I'll write a song about your baby dick...It's average!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-dawson/i-ll-write-a-song-about-your-baby-dick-it-s-average/) [Shane Dawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-dawson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/shane-dawson-4664_quote_i-ll-write-a-song-about-your-baby-dick-i_2002144.jpg) > [I wanted to write a song that's known to the world as a classic, stadium-rock anthem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-elliott/i-wanted-to-write-a-song-that-s-known-to-the-world-as-a-classic/) [Joe Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-elliott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/121/joe-elliott-19302_anthem_i-wanted-to-write-a-song-that-s-known-to_465008.png) > [It's very hard to write a song alone. It's only by jamming that you can get a song together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-gibb/it-s-very-hard-to-write-a-song-alone-it-s-only-by-jamming-that-you/) [Maurice Gibb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-gibb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/maurice-gibb-19098_hard_it-s-very-hard-to-write-a-song-alone-it_2422798.jpg) > [But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-capaldi/but-then-you-have-to-write-a-song-so-at-that-point-i-picked-up-the/) [Jim Capaldi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-capaldi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/jim-capaldi-19404_lyrics_but-then-you-have-to-write-a-song-so-at_3095942.jpg) > [It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/it-s-very-hard-to-teach-someone-how-to-write-a-song-if-to-begin-with/) [Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a0/barry-mann-21185_creative_it-s-very-hard-to-teach-someone-how-to-w_3111567.png) > [I can write a song, but can't un-right my wrongs. I guess you live and learn, learn when the love is gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-can-write-a-song-but-can-t-un-right-my-wrongs-i-guess-you-live-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/anonymous-1_live-and-learn_i-can-write-a-song-but-can-t-un-right-my_245958.jpg) > [It takes a Bobby White to make a tired 90-year-old composer write a song about love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gian-carlo-menotti/it-takes-a-bobby-white-to-make-a-tired-90-year-old-composer-write-a/) [Gian Carlo Menotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gian-carlo-menotti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/gian-carlo-menotti-15915_about_it-takes-a-bobby-white-to-make-a-tired-9_243786.png) > [I didn't write this song. Someone was talking in a room. I just wrote down everything they said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ament/i-didn-t-write-this-song-someone-was-talking-in-a-room-i-just-wrote/) [Jeff Ament](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ament/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/jeff-ament-16074_down_i-didn-t-write-this-song-someone-was-tal_877513.jpg) > [What I believe is what I show, if I'm going to write a song about girls I don't want to do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-walker/what-i-believe-is-what-i-show-if-i-m-going-to-write-a-song-about/) Stan Walker [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/stan-walker-72968_believe_what-i-believe-is-what-i-show-if-i-m-goi_2155203.jpg) > [The goal used to be to sit down and write a song a day. But it's like exercising. You just have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-tedeschi/the-goal-used-to-be-to-sit-down-and-write-a-song-a-day-but-it-s-like/) [Susan Tedeschi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-tedeschi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/susan-tedeschi-6059_day_the-goal-used-to-be-to-sit-down-and-writ_3028679.jpg) > [It's not hard to create a song, but to write a song that's really going affect somebody? That takes a hell of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-grammer/it-s-not-hard-to-create-a-song-but-to-write-a-song-that-s-really/) [Andy Grammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-grammer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/andy-grammer-4148_create_it-s-not-hard-to-create-a-song-but-to-wr_1935878.png) > [I probably take about a month to write a song, depending on how much time I can dedicate to it, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-probably-take-about-a-month-to-write-a-song-depending-on-how-much/) Gza [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/gza-3767_day_i-probably-take-about-a-month-to-write-a_2022347.png) > [Every day you can write a song but some days there is just some magic in the air and something special about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-brice/every-day-you-can-write-a-song-but-some-days-there-is-just-some-magic/) [Lee Brice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-brice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/lee-brice-29588_about_every-day-you-can-write-a-song-but-some_1694396.png) > [When I write a song, it is to fill a niche in people's lives. To have a song for every experience if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/when-i-write-a-song-it-is-to-fill-a-niche-in-people-s-lives-to-have-a/) [Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/bill-callahan-10685_been_when-i-write-a-song-it-is-to-fill-a-nich_2742383.jpg) > [If I try to write a song, I will completely fail to write a song. But if I'm just holding my guitar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kina-grannis/if-i-try-to-write-a-song-i-will-completely-fail-to-write-a-song-but/) [Kina Grannis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kina-grannis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/kina-grannis-20854_failing_if-i-try-to-write-a-song-i-will-complete_799438.png) > [Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/early-on-i-realized-when-you-write-a-song-about-someone-it-flatters/) [Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/nick-cave-1153_about_early-on-i-realized-when-you-write-a-son_98657.jpg) > [I'm not the kind of writer that goes, 'I'm gonna write a song about sunshine,' or, 'I've just heard a phrase, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-hughes/i-m-not-the-kind-of-writer-that-goes-i-m-gonna-write-a-song-about/) [Benji Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f6/benji-hughes-40042_inspiration_i-m-not-the-kind-of-writer-that-goes-i-m_1377016.jpg) > [The interesting thing is that, well, here's what I think about songwriters and songs. Sometimes people sit down and say, "I gotta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-kim/the-interesting-thing-is-that-well-here-s-what-i-think-about/) [Andy Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-kim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/andy-kim-4097_couple_the-interesting-thing-is-that-well-here_2271893.jpg) > [It's tough as an artist to have such a specific vision for your video in mind when you write a song. Reaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hayley-kiyoko/it-s-tough-as-an-artist-to-have-such-a-specific-vision-for-your-video/) [Hayley Kiyoko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hayley-kiyoko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/hayley-kiyoko-17477_art_it-s-tough-as-an-artist-to-have-such-a-s_1348654.jpg) > [Someone like John Prine can write a song that tears into your soul, turn it over, and write a song that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-avett/someone-like-john-prine-can-write-a-song-that-tears-into-your-soul/) [Scott Avett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-avett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/390/scott-avett-29364_expression_someone-like-john-prine-can-write-a-song_2271242.png) > [My dad dying was actually a reason for me to stop music properly for about a year, because he was a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gin-wigmore/my-dad-dying-was-actually-a-reason-for-me-to-stop-music-properly-for/) [Gin Wigmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gin-wigmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54d/gin-wigmore-17750_about_my-dad-dying-was-actually-a-reason-for-m_1754527.jpg) > [There's probably a couple someones that are gonna hear the songs and go, 'I think that might have been about me,' or,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-young/there-s-probably-a-couple-someones-that-are-gonna-hear-the-songs-and/) [Chris Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ad/chris-young-14561_go_there-s-probably-a-couple-someones-that_1525947.jpg) > [It's a really big struggle for me to write a song. Songs take either 30 seconds for me to write or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-levine/it-s-a-really-big-struggle-for-me-to-write-a-song-songs-take-either/) [Adam Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-levine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/adam-levine-4584_bigs_it-s-a-really-big-struggle-for-me-to-wri_1793386.jpg) > [During those times like in my early years as a writer I could actually write a song in ten minutes because all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-e-king/during-those-times-like-in-my-early-years-as-a-writer-i-could/) [Ben E. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-e-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/ben-e-king-14975_flow_during-those-times-like-in-my-early-year_3119862.jpg) > [A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-crow/a-song-that-sounds-simple-is-just-not-that-easy-to-write-one-of-the-2/) [Sheryl Crow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-crow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/sheryl-crow-2654_agree_a-song-that-sounds-simple-is-just-not-th_1700482.jpg) > [“I run to the high mountains I pour my heart out to the skies I sing of the summer song While the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaishree-garg/i-run-to-the-high-mountains-i-pour-my-heart-out-to-the-skies-i-sing/) Jaishree Garg [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/jaishree-garg-111867_confusion_i-run-to-the-high-mountains-i-pour-my-he_400848.jpg) > [As a songwriter, you're allowed to write anything, and as a person, I am all colors in the rainbow. I've been through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/as-a-songwriter-you-re-allowed-to-write-anything-and-as-a-person-i-am/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/dolly-parton-366_able_as-a-songwriter-you-re-allowed-to-write_2267634.jpg) > [You don't have to be the best guitar player, or have the best voice, or even be the best looking person -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/you-don-t-have-to-be-the-best-guitar-player-or-have-the-best-voice-or/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/ryan-ross-7154_advice_you-don-t-have-to-be-the-best-guitar-pla_177743.jpg) > [I just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-lambert/i-just-feel-like-it-s-easier-to-co-write-sometimes-especially-if-you/) [Miranda Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-lambert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/miranda-lambert-2170_believe_i-just-feel-like-it-s-easier-to-co-write_134049.png) > [You can't write a song out of thin air. You have to feel and know what you are writing about. ... Talent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-berlin/you-can-t-write-a-song-out-of-thin-air-you-have-to-feel-and-know-what/) [Irving Berlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-berlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/irving-berlin-11857_about-success_you-can-t-write-a-song-out-of-thin-air-y_395886.jpg) > [A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheyenne-jackson/a-few-years-ago-when-i-was-writing-songs-for-my-first-album-i-was/) [Cheyenne Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheyenne-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/cheyenne-jackson-16863_albums_a-few-years-ago-when-i-was-writing-songs_893330.jpg) > [When you sit down and write a song, you kind of have the idea for the song, and you sit there at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trey-parker/when-you-sit-down-and-write-a-song-you-kind-of-have-the-idea-for-the/) [Trey Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trey-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/trey-parker-4308_courses_when-you-sit-down-and-write-a-song-you-k_1052573.jpg) ## Top authors on Write Song ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/write-song/#itemlist", "name": "Write Song Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I write the song, I get to name it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Britt Daniel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britt-daniel/if-i-write-the-song-i-get-to-name-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/britt-daniel-24412_get_if-i-write-the-song-i-get-to-name-it-131_1317932.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/britt-daniel-24412_get_if-i-write-the-song-i-get-to-name-it-131_1317932.jpg", "url": 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