Creative Quote by Barry Mann

You cannot teach a person how to write songs. It's about being your own person and following your instincts.

— Kiesza

Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.

— Tom Waits

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult.

— Joe Elliott

But when you get to a song, not only do you have to do a vocal melody, you have to write words and not…

— Glenn Danzig

A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write…

— Sheryl Crow

Songwriting itself, I don't think you can really teach that.

— Borns

Writing songs has always been hard and easy. It's not always easy when you want it to be, and then sometimes it's just like…

— Jeff Tweedy

When I start a song, I have an image and a story. In many ways, it's more like painting than making music.

— Goldie

In my opinion, that's one of the hardest things to do in songwriting: crafting a song that speaks to you but, at its core,…

— Chris Young

I think the key to writing hit songs is simplicity.

— Bonnie McKee

What we've learned is there's no right way to write a song.

— Susan Tedeschi

It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.

— Sting