Has beens Quote by Aesop Rock

If I was good at talking about my music, I'd be a lecturer or a teacher.

— Michael Penn

I'm clearly most well known for my music. Eventually, ultimately, I'll be writing books. I'm still writing articles now. I just consider myself a…

— Alanis Morissette

I always said I would have gone in to psychology, or maybe the FBI. I'm really in to and interested in humans and their…

— Jessica Harp

Many writers secretly long to be performers. You always get the 'if you weren't a writer' question. I would be a back-up singer, to…

— Jennifer Weiner

I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer.

— Wes Borland

I would be involved with music whether I had a career or not. I'm always going to be writing songs and recording them.

— Tom Scholz

I have a lot of successful musician pals, and as I get older, I find that I'm lucky to be a writer. I have…

— Irvine Welsh

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was…

— Jon Secada

I started writing songs in high school. And eventually, I got some songs recorded by some major artists, mostly because I was out there…

— Gordon Lightfoot

Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer.

— Barry White

My job is essentially that of an entertainer, no different to that of a musician, no different to that of an actor. I just…

— Bryce Courtenay

I think being a singer-songwriter... your job is to tell a story that other people can't really tell themselves.

— Gabrielle Aplin