Best Songwriter Words

263 Songwriter quotes by 210 unique authors

I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs. — Paula Cole
The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth… — Rupert Holmes
But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on… — Amy Ray
I think with any songwriter the first 1,000 songs are always terrible. — Graham Russell
I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter or a publicist. — L.A. Reid
I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not. — Lionel Richie
Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young… — Emeli Sande
I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were… — Emeli Sande
I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter. — Katey Sagal
I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of my records and establishing myself as… — Kate Voegele
My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether… — Kate Voegele
As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you… — K D Lang
To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I've never been much of an actor either. If something is… — Barry McGuire
When I go on the road now, which is less than before, but still more than I'd like to, I think of myself primarily as… — Don McLean
I have felt for a long time that I want to return back to being a singer-songwriter for a period of time. I will go… — Tony Vincent
I want to say at once that I frankly believe that Irving Berlin is the greatest songwriter that has ever lived.... His songs are exquisite… — George Gershwin
I've only been to Ireland once, and I felt I would wake up with voices in my head, almost like music, and that if I… — Steven Morrissey
It's much easier to work on other people's music and play in other people's bands as a guitar player instead of being the main songwriter… — James Iha
The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter. — Andrew Bird
Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin. — Andrew Bird
Obviously everybody knows that I'm an original songwriter and I got my band. And the guys in 'Sugar Money,' no matter what, are part of… — Bo Bice
What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be… — Sonny Bono
I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer. — Wes Borland
I realized that I wanted to get better in every way. As a person, as a friend, as a songwriter, as a musician, as an… — Kenny Chesney
Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero. — Vivian Campbell

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