It was from the Nina Simone song 'Four Women,' and at the end of the song she sings 'peaches,' and the way… — Peaches Copy Share Image
Paul Simon once said that a songwriter's supreme challenge was being complex and simple at the same time-writing songs with lasting depth… — Paul Zollo Copy Share Image
If I'm not writing songs about things I've actually been through, it ruins the idea of making music to me. — Austin Carlile Copy Share Image
I moved to Nashville with the same kind of mindset that I had in L.A., and that is to make sure you… — Brett Young Copy Share Image
If you're writing songs by yourself, who's going to tell you if it's good or not? But if you're writing songs with… — Glenn Frey Copy Share Image
Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's weird being an author because it's different than writing songs. You put so much more of yourself out there to be… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
It's hard to get a start as an instrumental guitar player. It's a much quicker route to be in a band, so… — Nita Strauss Copy Share Image
It must have been when I was 14 or 15 that I started tentatively writing songs and was able to convey an… — Lorde Copy Share Image
Miley is always on, she’s always funny, she’s always writing songs, she’s always making music. The parallel of the film is like… — Billy Ray Cyrus Copy Share Image
We were writing songs about girls when we still thought girls had cooties. — Isaac Hanson Copy Share Image
When I began writing songs, there was a pretty direct line between what was happening in my life and what I wrote… — Erin McKeown Copy Share Image
I have been writing songs and poems since I was a little girl. I started writing short scripts, which evolved into the… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
Because I'm a Christian, when I write things are going to have a certain flavor. When you're writing songs you try to… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Everyone has their own journey, and for me, going from singing background to writing songs has truly opened doors for me and… — Luke James Copy Share Image
I'm a 50-year-old guy making music for over 20 years. I've been writing songs since I was 20, so it's really been… — Art Alexakis Copy Share Image
My idea of making time for myself is writing songs. I never stop beating myself up about trying to be productive, so… — Lydia Loveless Copy Share Image
“If you're putting that energy into performance," he said, "you're also getting it back out again, right? You're giving so you can… — Jennifer Echols Copy Share Image
I always find that, when it comes to writing songs, if the melody and the chords are working, we're 90 per cent there. — Craig David Copy Share Image
When I first started writing songs and being very explicit, it was hard, but one of the main things people respond to… — Ani DiFranco 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
Somebody who really inspired me to wanna start writing songs is The-Dream, so if The-Dream was to hit me up and be… — Bryson Tiller Copy Share Image
My job will always be to make myself look bad because I don't think enough people make themselves look bad in art,… — CMAT Copy Share Image
