History Quote by Bryce Dessner

I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.

— Amy Winehouse

When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows…

— Pat Metheny

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

— Chuck Mangione

I try to play like Jimi Hendrix is playing. Forget what instrument you're playing, forget the colloquialisms, and Just get into what you're trying…

— John Popper

I personally believe that most people that play an instrument would be able to write a few songs here and there. But they say,…

— Keith Richards

When I'm writing instrumental music, I try to find musical and non-musical inspirations.

— Bryce Dessner

One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things.

— Harrison Birtwistle

I want to make something that's fun to listen to but still challenging and unique.

— Girl Talk

With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me.

— John Maus

Describing certain sounds, there's a common language that guitar players have.

— Joe Perry

But the reality is when you write a song, you should be able to strip away all the instruments and just have a song…

— Dweezil Zappa

I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then…

— Alber Elbaz