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Songs Quotes by John Mellencamp
- I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.
- A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was…
- Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album.
- I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.
- I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines.
- This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it.
- I was one of those guys, you know, playing and singing, and there was no reason for me to write a song, because there were…
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- A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime. — Bryan Adams
- I learned the songs and played the gigs, and then they called me about a month later. They told me they were… — Travis Barker
- As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate. — Beck
- I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. — Joseph Addison
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- It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect. — Aaliyah