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There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority… — John C. Maxwell
I find on songwriting, I really have to work at making sure I'm not imitating myself. You know? Which happens to all of us. When… — Andy Wilkinson
Kids who are least impressive in my class are the ones who only listen to one kind of music. They only listen to country or… — Andy Wilkinson
I just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the pressure off of… — Miranda Lambert
Ideas are floating like fish. Desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. If you desire an idea, it pulls and it… — David Lynch
Most of the really good songs are dead true. ... It had to have happened to have the song be there. Every time I've tried… — Guy Clark
Most of the time, the songs have jokes in them, little sarcastic things, or purposely kitsch or something. So that's going along with a story,… — Paul Simon
Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a Townes Van Zandt… — Conor Oberst
I think I have to work to write a happy song. I write them carefully; they're simple and they're about when it's fun to walk… — Rickie Lee Jones
Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into… — Paul Zollo
You certainly don't hear any country music on pop radio today. But for a while you did, and it was a lovely thing to have… — Jimmy Webb
There's a certain sense of ownership that the fans have over you....The thing is, it's all good. You just have to get used to it.… — Carrie Underwood
I spent a fair amount of time editing the lyrics and allowing the song to kind of evolve. ... anytime there's anything worthwhile, it certainly… — Jeff Tweedy
I like using concrete imagery, but I don't feel that's what it's about. It's a combination of concrete and abstract to take the listener somewhere… — M. Ward
I'm always writing ideas down and then I stick em in my pocket and put em in that folder so I don't lose them. Like,… — Lucinda Williams
I find that I end up liking songs if I really have an idea of something I wat to write about-some problem in my life… — Unknown Author
These days I keep a journal, so I'm constantly sketching down my thoughts, or lines that come to me...ideas for songs. And then when I… — Ani DiFranco
These days, I find I'm applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those songs… — Ani DiFranco
My writing just kind of exists out there in the air-it's all sort of intended as spoken, or sung, word. So, to commit them to… — Ani DiFranco
I noticed with older songs that I perform that I'm coming from a different place with them now...it mutates the vibe and even the meaning… — Ani DiFranco
Paul Simon once said that a songwriter's supreme challenge was being complex and simple at the same time-writing songs with lasting depth that are also… — Paul Zollo
I started with the chorus of that song, kind of like a fun bouncy thing to play, and then one of the lines popped up:… — Jorma Kaukonen
I write some crappy songs. ... but every once in a while I get just the right words put together for the right moment, and… — Bonnie Baker
All I watch is the Food Network. I took a cheese making class a few weeks ago, and I told my family and friends to… — Jesse McCartney
People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music. — Paul Simon

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