Songwriter Quotes

263 quotes by 214 authors

I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward. — Billie Joe Armstrong
I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music. — Kevin Bacon
Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at… — Bryan Adams
A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime. — Bryan Adams
As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels. — Bjork
I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer. — Bjork
Being sent away to boarding school at seven is as great an inspiration as any songwriter could have - to be taken away from one's… — James Blunt
As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of… — Unknown Author
I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter. — Mel Brooks
You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer. — Luke Bryan
The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s,… — Jimmy Buffett
My muse is my wife. It's not some vague thing that flutters around the astrosphere or wherever it is. Sometimes as a songwriter you need… — Nick Cave
First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter. — Kenny Chesney
I think one thing you could probably say for all my albums is that they're all pretty eclectic pop. There's always a little bit of… — Kelly Clarkson
After a while, though, you realize that a whole slew of young singer-songwriter piano players are getting compared to you. That's when you feel the… — Tori Amos
My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would really push me… — Tori Amos
As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of… — Rick Wakeman
My dad said to me the other day, I really am an artistic person. I was shocked as I never saw him as a creative.… — Robert Pattinson
I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as a songwriter, the craft is… — Janis Ian
The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it's never been difficult to pick up on the changing styles of… — Robin Gibb

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