Comfortable Quote by Carly Simon

I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.

— Carly Simon

There was a period in my life when I was trying to write standards: songs that everybody recorded. I did a pretty good run…

— Leon Russell

I was always trying to write standards, songs that anybody can sing. I figured that's where the money was.

— Leon Russell

Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

— Carly Simon

The other songs [of Billie Holiday] - "Body and Soul" is like the standard - I also wanted some songs that I knew I…

— Jose James

I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.

— Brett Dennen

I try to write songs. At our concerts, we take the cream of the crop from my back catalogue and I don't know if…

— Gordon Lightfoot

Whereas religions may serve a benign purpose by letting many people feel comfortable with the level of morality they themselves can attain, no religion…

— Daniel Dennett

Because of my methodology and my sensibilities to write songs, I'm not very comfortable with the notion to rush in any creative endeavor.

— Rodney Crowell

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard…

— John Malkovich

I'm not like other writers. I'm not hung up on using my own songs. In fact, my sister Bunny always tells me I sing…

— El DeBarge

If it came back I would be thrilled. I would be delighted to write more songs. I need them now because I want to…

— Joan Baez