Guitar Quote by Alex Turner

The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar.

— Rick Nielsen

When I became a songwriter, it was out of some sort of desperation. I needed to create something. I had to latch on to…

— Mary Gauthier

When I used to write songs, especially on my own, it was just me and a guitar.

— Nina Nesbitt

I was one of those guys, you know, playing and singing, and there was no reason for me to write a song, because there…

— John Mellencamp

I never knew I was a songwriter. I didn't even know I was a singer. My parents just got me a guitar 'cause my…

— Dion DiMucci

In the past, being young, I might have been standoffish to working with other songwriters.

— Raheem DeVaughn

As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.

— Brad Paisley

For me, I'm more of a songwriter than a guitar player or singer. And not having things to work on was really kind of…

— Doug Martsch

I always was songwriting in high school, writing songs while I was supposed to be listening to the teacher.

— Kate Pierson

Songwriting really kicked in with the guitar. I was going through a lot as a kid. There had been a lot of transitions in…

— Jade Bird

That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought…

— Margaret Whiting

People think of songwriting as a very personal thing: A guy gets up there with an acoustic guitar and he sings his heart out,…

— Craig Finn