Book Quote by Carson McCullers

Songs seem to always spring from improvisation.

— Lee Ranaldo

I learned at a very young age that music teaches you about life. When you're in the midst of improvisation, there is no yesterday…

— Charlie Haden

To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment.

— Sally Schneider

People's association with improvisation means one person playing an endless stream of notes over something, and it doesn't have to be.

— Jon Brion

[Improvisation ] is been with me all my life. We all do it.

— Pauline Oliveros

When you start writing songs on your own, there's no Bible, there's no one around you, so you're just writing, and you're left with,…

— Jack Antonoff

The thing about improvisation is that it's not about what you say. It's listening to what other people say. It's about what you hear.

— Paul Merton

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common…

— Richard Thompson

There's always some room for improvisation.

— Satyajit Ray

Songwriting is writing about the human experience.

— Tyler Childers

I think improvisation is really crucial in terms of making things feel real and authentic.

— Dan Mazer