Improvisation Quote by Carrie Brownstein

It all comes together. It's - that's the way it's always worked for me with songwriting.

— Tracy Chapman

My process of songwriting comes from a very real place: a place that when you watch 'American Idol' - God bless it, it's probably…

— Linda Perry

As a songwriter, I've got a lot of facets, so to speak. When you come to a live show, you get a better sense…

— Jade Bird

I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular.

— Amy Winehouse

I wanted to create a more spontaneous outlet for my songwriting to have alongside the more long-winded process of making an album. I wanted…

— Jens Lekman

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

I was totally involved in Bobby's World from the time we started the idea to sitting with the artists on how he would look,…

— Howie Mandel

For the most part, the real work is done in the songwriting stage and recording; the next step is presenting to people.

— Washed Out

Songwriting is a really fortunate skill to have to frame living and to find new ways to observe things you're going through.

— Feist

The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody.

— Kim Shattuck

I've done so much songwriting and I know how to do it.

— Ester Dean

My whole life has been one big improvisation.

— Clint Eastwood