In my off-time, I do record. Once in a while, I'll just go into the studio if there's a really good song… — Britney Spears Copy Share Image
It's not like making records is terrible. Still, I do find the writing of the songs and the live shows to be… — Steve Forbert Copy Share Image
It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you… — Christine Lavin Copy Share Image
By the time I got to songwriting, I had been faced with a lot of troubles as a result of my own… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didnt… — Ray LaMontagne 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
Maybe I feel like I'm writing songs that don't need to be saved or made more interesting by endless overdubs and studio… — Robin Guthrie Copy Share Image
When I graduated high school, I bought a guitar and, at first, didn't really think I'd get into the songwriting thing as… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
Around the time I dropped out of college, I decided to start taking what I liked about short stories and apply it… — Avey Tare Copy Share Image
The act of the being in the band has very little in common with writing songs. The songs come out of it,… — Tim Kinsella Copy Share Image
Something that really helps when it comes to writing songs is you start to notice how children learn and how we all… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Songs are pretty easy. They are small, they are modular, they are about as big as a bagel. They are easy to… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
When you start writing songs on your own, there's no Bible, there's no one around you, so you're just writing, and you're… — Jack Antonoff Copy Share Image
“After the funeral, my life changed. I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
I started writing songs before I could talk - at three or four. It was in me, and I had to get… — Bibi Bourelly Copy Share Image
I was just writing songs in my spare time, and recording because it's fun to do, and Sub Pop called me and… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I'd probably be a super wealthy guy if I had sat around writing songs and getting them placed like everyone else I… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
Part of the joy of music is listening to lots of different kinds of music and learning from it. Specifically for me,… — Ryan Adams 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
The thrill of writing songs for other people, when you get that right, that person's soul speaks to that song; you've done… — LP Copy Share Image
My first significant break was when I was 15, going on 16, and my cousin Courtney 'Bear' Sills told me you can… — Poo Bear Copy Share Image
I just always wrote songs as a side hobby. So it was sort of a natural thing to write comedy songs. But… — Kyle Dunnigan Copy Share Image
Everybody used to be busy writing songs - great songs - that became hits. Now everybody's writing hits. Everybody's desperately writing a… — Nuno Bettencourt Copy Share Image
It's very helpful to start with something that's true. If you start with something that's false, you're always covering your tracks. Something… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I basically make my living writing songs, so I've been able to go around in my trailer. If I got tired of… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
When I start writing songs, and they come easily, I'm always very suspicious. That usually means they're reminding me of something I've… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I started writing songs when I was 10. It was a natural way to express myself as a kid. It wasn't until… — Kimbra Copy Share Image
We've all got to earn a living. And writing songs is what I do. But when I've done a record, it's not… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
Bob Dylan and John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen, these are soul guys. Bruce Springsteen might not sing like Otis Redding, but he… — Robin Thicke Copy Share Image
It's funny, because I had no intention of being in a band because I was so shy. But I loved playing music… — John Gourley Copy Share Image
I was in musicals. and I was in the choir when I was younger. Before I started writing my own songs, I… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking… — James Young Copy Share Image
I just love music. I love writing songs. It's not even a job; it's a gift. I'm waiting for someone to kick… — Linda Perry Copy Share Image
I have chosen to keep my personal life separate from my music, as the two are exclusive from each other, and I… — Randy Bachman Copy Share Image
Listening to songs is like eating and writing songs is like vomiting. You're putting a ton of stuff in, it combines in… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
When I was doing 'In the Heights,' I was the co-music supervisor for 'The Electric Company' on PBS, so I was writing… — Christopher Jackson Copy Share Image
I have been making hip-hop since I was a kid growing up in New York in the '80s and '90s. It's always… — Dash Mihok Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm just giving, and giving to people who aren't always deserving. But I've learned to listen and approach people without judgment.… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I'd be hanging out in my bathrobe all day, stinky, just writing, and my mom allowed me to do this-as long as… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
We have a tradition of passing our history orally and singing a lot of it and writing songs about it and there's… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
