Forget Quote by Alanis Morissette

Sometimes words come easily and sometimes they don't. Most songs take me twenty minutes to write.

— Jillian Hervey

It takes me forever to write songs most of the time.

— Mark Linkous

During those times like in my early years as a writer I could actually write a song in ten minutes because all of a…

— Ben E. King

Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.

— Taylor Swift

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

— Ben E. King

Basically it takes me very little time to write a song. If I find myself taking more than an hour to do it I…

— Bernie Taupin

I don't actually have to think very hard when I'm writing. I mean, there are times where it's a task, and you have to…

— Patty Griffin

When I write songs, it happens very quickly, sometimes 10 to 15 minutes, and I draw inspiration from everything.

— Maggie Rogers

Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.

— Jack Antonoff

Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.…

— Billy Joel

Songwriting is never one thing. I've spent as long as three months writing a song. Other times I've done it in twenty minutes.

— Greg Lake

Sometimes I'll get a burst when I write lyrics, it usually happens in 20 minutes and I'll write the whole song, and that's really…

— Jonny Lang