Once you put your whole heart and soul when writing music, water just rains in the eyes of the listener. — Mina Deanna Copy Share Image
I like the challenge of writing music without being the coolest guy or band in the room. — John Gourley Copy Share Image
One of the first things I want do when I start writing music for a film is to create its own sound… — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
Right now I just finished writing the music for a Rugrats feature film and the third week of September I go to… — Mark Mothersbaugh Copy Share Image
I've outdone anyone you can name - Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote 1,001 tunes. I wrote 5,500. — James Brown Copy Share Image
I love a little more driving rock and roll vibe and that kind of music has always spoke to me. I guess… — Caleb Shomo Copy Share Image
Writing music is something very natural... this is the way to communicate with other people. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women. — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Playing shows is really fun. And writing music is really fun. But going on tour for a year is one of the… — Tunde Adebimpe Copy Share Image
When I started writing music on the guitar, it started off very folky because of my limited ability to play. It was… — Kiesza Copy Share Image
I used to think there was something dirty about being paid for something which is a sacred thing to do. I can't… — John Tavener Copy Share Image
My mother at a young age put me in bilingual, so my strength is really more in Spanish. Even though I live… — Romeo Santos Copy Share Image
When I'm writing music, I'm not playing a character. I'm not Alice Cooper or Gene Simmons or someone like that, who has… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
It's this funny thing now: You sign up to be a musician because you want to write music, but you don't spend… — Zachary Cole Smith Copy Share Image
I wish I had time to do more reading, but I just haven't had much time. But I still find time for… — Youth Lagoon Copy Share Image
I think, for me, a way to really come up with new ideas and come up with new ways of writing music… — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
It was an incredible way to grow up, because words that you're taught - these definite things - you realize they sort… — Vito Acconci Copy Share Image
There is some confusion as to what magic actually is. I think this can be cleared up if you just look at… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Everybody has their own approach to songwriting. When you're an electronic musician, the whole writing process just depends. Some people have a… — Travis Stewart Copy Share Image
What I've wanted to do my whole life is just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always… — Cara Delevingne Copy Share Image
My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film. — Amy Lee Copy Share Image
There is something wonderful about singing and writing music, I think there is something special about creativity and the ability humans have… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
I was always writing music anyway. I just sort of fell into it. Writing for me is a therapeutic process. — Lisa Marie Presley Copy Share Image
I love hooks, but getting radio airplay has never been a concern to me while I'm writing. That would be a very… — David Draiman Copy Share Image
I feel like writing music is a great chance to create something that extends beyond yourself. — Thomston Copy Share Image
I have T.V. on all the time when I'm writing. I have music on. I'm engaged with the world. — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I wanted to be the best guitar player in the world. And then my dad got me a portable recorder, so I… — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
Writing music obviously comes from being inspired by things, and big changes in your life, and relationships and growing older and being… — Tristan Prettyman Copy Share Image
I love composing and writing music and dancing and performing and conceptualizing creatively for visual mediums. I love to create. — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
Creating records and writing music with people I admire and respect is a very spiritual and enlightening thing for me. — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
I didn't really start writing music or lyrics or turning them into songs until I went to San Francisco. — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
I started out writing music for theatre and contemporary dance, so there has always been a dramatic and narrative element in my… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I have ADD or something. Even when I am doing something, it's me on the computer, I'm painting and I'm writing music.… — Charlyne Yi Copy Share Image
Writing music uses a whole different process that involves a lot of noodling and just seeing what comes. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection. — Wayne Shorter Copy Share Image
I'm writing music that people can grasp and hold on to... something that resonates. If you don't have that, then you have… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
I started playing guitar when I was 6 or 7 years old, and I think that, within a week of getting my… — Robby Benson Copy Share Image
In some ways, writing music is an art because so much of it is instinctive and sort of below consciousness, and lyric… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
I've been painting and drawing and taking pictures as long as I've been writing music - and I've actually been drawing longer… — Brandon Boyd Copy Share Image
