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I’ve had the pleasure of hearing The Novelists perform live. They are gifted songwriters and talented musicians with strong lead voices. This is a band with… — Daryl Stuermer
I don't know why songwriters struggle. They have to, I guess. If you're a young songwriter, quit struggling. It makes you look bad. — Tom T. Hall
We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out. — Jimmy Webb
Then on to all the terrific american songwriters, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles, from Bob Dylan to Paul Simon. Whoever wrote and sang… — Tom Chapin
I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that's so beautiful, all those painted characters,… — Regina Spektor
Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs… — Andrew Bird
I’m wearing out this new Coal Men record. I think it’s masterful start-to-finish. Dave Coleman is one of Americana music’s great songwriters, and I hope… — Todd Snider
There's a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point. — Paul Thomas Anderson
All songwriters are links in a chain. — Pete Seeger
The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do… — Chuck D
Martin Swinger is one of those rare singer-songwriters who excels at everything: singing, songwriting, guitar-playing, and being so present with his humor, tenderness, and wild… — Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
I've never in my life bought a big piece of jewelry - like, 'I'm gonna get myself a big piece of jewelry!' Songwriters' lives are… — Kara DioGuardi
You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing every single day,… — Kara DioGuardi
A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they… — Alan Jackson
It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic,… — Helen Slater
There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out… — Billy Bragg
And of course there's so much music in and around our family. I had a piano during Christmas because it's obviously useful through the season.… — Ashley Judd
I'm good at melody - I'll write the top-line melody and ideal words I want to go with it. But I'm not that good at… — Avicii
I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think… — Alex Chilton
There aren't more lady songwriters for the same reason that there aren't more lady doctors or lady accountants or lady lawyers; not enough women have… — Dorothy Fields
Spotify has paid more than two billion dollars to labels, publishers and collecting societies for distribution to songwriters and recording artists. — Daniel Ek
One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers. — Barry Mann
I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery. — Grant-Lee Phillips
The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there's always a place for that too. — Emeli Sande
Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great… — Leonard Slatkin

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