About Quote by Beth Gibbons

All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer's job to find it and get it on paper.

— Beth Nielsen Chapman

That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone…

— Carole King

No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.

— Mel Brooks

A good idea for lyrics and a melody to expand on.

— Gordon Waller

Once you write and record a song, it becomes everyone else's song.

— Courtney Barnett

I think that every songwriter would give their right arm to come up with a standard that is going to be played long after…

— Chris de Burgh

Songs are kind of alive, I think; once you finish writing them, that doesn't mean that that's it for the song. It can have…

— Norah Jones

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying…

— Martin Gore

Artists have been getting ripped off since the beginning of time, probably. But on the other hand, it might be nice to write songs.…

— Exene Cervenka

The music comes first. Final lyrics are usually written very close to recording the vocals.

— Tobias Forge

I find it harder to write the lyrics afterwards because then you're just trying to fit them into something that's already there.

— King Tuff

I feel like when the songwriting slows, I'd love to help others with their records. If it's something I really believe in, it's worth…

— Mark Kozelek