Best Songwriter Wisdom
263 Songwriter quotes by 210 unique authors
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I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.
— John Legend
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I feel I want to grow as an actress and be better. I want to progress as a singer and songwriter, and produce movies and…
— Jennifer Lopez
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I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.
— Bruno Mars
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I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.
— John Mayer
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It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news.
— John Mellencamp
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I'd love to collaborate and write a song with Will Gallagher from Oasis. I think he's a great songwriter.
— Taylor Momsen
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I'm not a virtuoso on an instrument. You know, I'm not always singing in pitch. I laugh sometimes my way through the shows, but I'm…
— Jason Mraz
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I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring.…
— Katy Perry
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I have always been a singer/songwriter, and I was pushed in places I didn't want to do, like pop or top forty. I don't belong…
— Lisa Marie Presley
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I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I roll. I love…
— Bonnie Raitt
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I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.
— Kid Rock
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I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs,…
— Diana Ross
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As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all…
— Nate Ruess
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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and…
— Ed Sheeran
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I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier.
— Robert Smith
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Being a songwriter does not rely on an audience or other band members or a camera. I can just sit in a room and write…
— Rick Springfield
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I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician…
— Bruce Springsteen
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I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that…
— Gwen Stefani
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I'm not a natural songwriter.
— Rod Stewart
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I'm always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to me. I go…
— George Strait
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that -…
— Taylor Swift
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One of my goals from really early on was that if I was ever fortunate enough to be successful in music, I would want to…
— Taylor Swift
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Since I was old enough to understand what a songwriter/producer is, I've had a curiosity about how Max Martin creates what he creates. I wanted…
— Taylor Swift
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There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going to…
— Taylor Swift
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I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could.
— James Taylor
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210 authors contributed a total of 263 Songwriter Quotes, led by these top contributors: