Chatting Quote by Bridgit Mendler

When I started writing songs, I was doing it for myself and a small circle of friends. And gradually, over the years, an audience…

— Conor Oberst

It's funny when you start writing an album and then recording - the songs begin to take on a spirit of their own. Once…

— Matt Shultz

Creating a record on my own and deciding who plays and how the songs were structured, it was fun to do.

— Matt Skiba

Surrounding myself with people I enjoy being with made the sessions effortless. Everyone came prepared and ready to play. All were great musicians and…

— Stanley Clarke

They wanted to hear more, so thats what motivated me to keep doing it. I got in the studio. Ive been through so many…

— Ludacris

I started writing songs in high school. And eventually, I got some songs recorded by some major artists, mostly because I was out there…

— Gordon Lightfoot

When I was first writing, I used to sit at the piano and play songs - I'd write one or two a night. It…

— Kate Bush

Capitol Records were very keen for me to write and see how I got on; I think that is what defined my sound. The…

— Shane Filan

I don't know, whenever someone was like, 'Yeah, I'm going to the studio,' I just went with them. And I started recording.

— Rico Nasty

The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.

— Ethan Hawke

We rarely write in the studio. Everything's already completely arranged before we go in. That way, we can really focus on getting the recording…

— Danny Carey

I went to college to find myself. That's where I really realized I wanted to be a recording artist and started on the process…

— Raheem DeVaughn