Arbitrary Quote by Andrew Bird

My process of songwriting comes from a very real place: a place that when you watch 'American Idol' - God bless it, it's probably…

— Linda Perry

Songwriting is like working on a jigsaw puzzle, and it doesn't make any sense until you find that last piece. It has to make…

— Chrissie Hynde

Well, our songwriting process is pretty collective.

— Adam Rich

Each song has its own secret that's different from another song, and each has its own life. Sometimes it has to be teased out,…

— Mark Knopfler

Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.

— Jo Stafford

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it

— Sean Lennon

But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.

— Warren Zevon

I sort of have various sort of theories when people ask me about songwriting because it is a mystery. You don't really know. Sometimes…

— Nick Lowe

The songwriting process is different on every record because you're never coming from the same place when you're writing.

— Benji Madden

The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas…

— Eric Church

Songwriting is reliant on inspiration, which ideally you don't have that much control over. Songs kind of half make themselves, and then you have…

— Win Butler

I don't really know that there's any real rules for songwriting.

— Amos Lee