Clever Quote by Brett Dennen

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.

— Michael Bolton

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

I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs are all…

— Glenn Hughes

I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist - is of…

— LP

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

Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about.…

— Dolly Parton

I try and treat songwriting as something that I have to practise every day.

— Mark Lanegan

I love songwriting ! It's my Number One passion other than performing. Well, actually it's like wearing three different hats: songwriting, recording and performing.…

— Delbert McClinton

I see songwriting as having to do with experience, and the more you've experienced, the better it is. But it has to be tempered,…

— Mick Jagger

Songwriting can get pretty heavy and personal for me and I like being able to explore different emotions that are not necessarily my own.

— Ryan Bingham

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit…

— Sean Lennon

The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them…

— Nick Cave