Neil Diamond Quote by Brian Oliver

Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest.

— Neil Diamond

As a songwriter, simplicity - what not to do, what not to play - can be the hardest thing to achieve.

— Nancy Wilson

Songwriting is best. It's the hardest ... finest ... tightest. It also requires the most discipline.

— Pete Townshend

There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.

— Bryan Adams

Often the simplest song is the hardest to write.

— Patti Smith

I found songwriting really hard at first, but after a while it was actually very easy.

— Dionne Bromfield

A timeless pop song is the hardest thing to do as a songwriter.

— Mark Foster

Songwriting is a difficult thing, but it's not so bad when you remove the barriers you put up yourself.

— Jason Bonham

“We strive hard for excellence in the music, while striving even harder for change outside the music.”

— R-swift

Songwriting is what I am trying to stay good at and get better at.

— LP

I'm not full of malice, but I do dislike Neil Diamond a lot, and I'm sorry that I've done a Neil Diamond song.

— Robert Wyatt

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

— Sting