Art Quote by Anonymous

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting…

— Smokey Robinson

Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and you don't…

— Yuna

My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write…

— Smokey Robinson

Growing up, I promised myself that if I was every lucky enough to have a hit and also a hit that I had written…

— Freya Ridings

People send me songs all the time that are literally no-brainer hits... but for me, I'm an artist because I'm a writer.

— Kelsea Ballerini

As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.

— Ben Gibbard

I write a song because I want to. I think the moment you start writing it to make money, you're starting to kill yourself…

— Pete Seeger

The way I write music for other artists is the same way I write music for myself. I'll pick up the guitar, and I'll…

— Bibi Bourelly

While I write for myself, I also write for other artists too.

— Jay Sean

I don't think of myself as an artist. I'm just a guy who can write.

— Haruki Murakami

When it comes to writing songs, I've always got to be commissioned to do it. I won't write unless someone has got a real…

— Clare Grogan

I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was…

— John Denver