Bass Quote by Beth Hart

Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.

— Jeff Ament

I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward.

— Dustin Diamond

I find it really easy to write on the bass, because you kind of get straight to the point: you do lyrics and melody…

— Kate Nash

I'm not a real good musician, but I can write [a song] pretty well. I experiment once in a while to see what I…

— Marty Robbins

If I could write rock & roll songs on purpose, I'd do it all the time. But most of what I write comes out…

— Jason Isbell

As a song-writer I have always written with one instrument - either guitar or piano - because I believe that if a song is…

— Chris de Burgh

Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best.

— Chuck Mangione

I'm working on my music a lot, like folk singing, guitar. It's sort of rocky, folky, alty, angsty. I'm putting a lot of energy…

— Jamie Campbell Bower

I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time.

— Mike Patton

I actually write more on guitar than I do on piano,

— Norah Jones

I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs... and good ones.

— Nina Simone

I tend to write on an acoustic guitar or the piano. I have kind of a rule: if I can't sit down and play…

— Tom Petty