Band Quote by Carla Bley

I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots…

— Ornette Coleman

I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people…

— Olesya Rulin

Every now and then, as a composer and producer, it's important to write music for yourself.

— Ludwig Goransson

I run around so much that I finally reasoned that composing is the one musical endeavour which you can do anywhere, anytime.

— Andre Previn

Songwriting is just like any other kind of writing - it's either fiction or nonfiction. You can even get into philosophy and politics, which…

— J. J. Cale

I've always been interested in both writing and music. When I first started getting published, I also worked as rehearsal pianist for the Boston…

— William Sleator

I am not one of the great composers. All the great have produced enormously. There is everything in their work - the best and…

— Maurice Ravel

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.

— Ken Hill

I started out being quite an eclectic composer, not quite sure where to fit in. I tried my hand a bit at everything, except…

— C418

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

— St. Vincent

I'm talented in other places, not only in songwriting, but music is always going to be the backdrop to whatever happens in life.

— The-Dream

I'm a composer. I know nothing about money and commercial stuff. I just write music.

— Vangelis