Actually Quote by Brian Wilson

What you believe one day isn't what you believe the next day and I think every writer secretly believes that they may never be…

— Cameron Crowe

I'm not one of those people who write all the time. Sometimes I'll go several months without writing anything. I'll sometimes second guess myself…

— Warren Haynes

We write constantly. It's nice to have more to pick from and we pitch songs to other artists, so it's not always songs for…

— Martie Maguire

If I'm writing... even a piece of a song... I write it down. If it still resonates six months down the line, a year,…

— M. Ward

Some writers are curiously unmusical. I don't get it. I don't get them. For me, music is essential. I always have music on when…

— Barry Hannah

During those times like in my early years as a writer I could actually write a song in ten minutes because all of a…

— Ben E. King

I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head.

— Elizabeth Crook

Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.

— Martin Gore

To me, if the writing doesn't have rhythm, it feels dead. I lose all confidence. The music has to emerge to feel confident enough…

— Matt de la Pena

For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it…

— Washed Out

The writing process for us is different with every song. Sometimes they come from our lives, or someone else we know may be going…

— Matthew Ramsey

I just write all the time. In my whole life I've never had what I've heard people talk about writer's block. I've never had…

— Dolly Parton