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652 Songwriting quotes by 379 unique authors

I take in a lot of stuff from real life, movies, television, news and it all gets mixed in my head and somehow turns into… — Janet Evanovich
The Jungian therapist taught me the difference between the ego and the shadow. I realized I'd been so busy being a good girl that I'd… — Sue Grafton
Now [Sue Grafton] loves writer's block, seeing it as a message from the psyche that the narrative is headed in the wrong direction. — Unknown Author
I have the right ideas, but my words are too... complicated. I need to simplify them, so that people won't get lost in the dark… — Jack Kerouac
As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a… — John Fogerty
Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can make… — Donald Fagen
Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct.... — Joel Achenbach
While I was there, I was just gathering images and names, and ideas and rhythms, and I was storing all of these things - which… — Robbie Robertson
Twenty-seven people sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' before I got around to it. A lot of people saw the movie that I sang it in,… — Bette Midler
Teasing out the way the world might look through another's eyes is what makes the creative process so fascinating and enjoyable. — Stephen L. Carter
I swear I have at least one good song idea a day. But if I don't get pen to paper in ten seconds, it's gone… — Unknown Author
It's as simple as finding something on the street and then writing a jingle. If I'm driving and I have my turn signal on and… — Nate Ruess
There's a lot of really inspiring music coming around the bend - we tend to believe that to sound classic or timeless is to sound… — Brandi Carlile
Even if you're an observer of a story that you yourself made up, you're still very much connected to it. You love it and feel… — Regina Spektor
I think Gram did his best work in co-writes. Sometimes when you're working with one other person, it's such a magical thing. You're editing each… — Chris Hillman
Like I say, I'm always writing and if something sticks, it sticks. I get to write with great songwriters in town. Lori McKenna is one… — Tim McGraw
I'd trusted my fan base, I'd trusted the my gut, and I'd trusted the music. ...the real experts are out there in front of you… — Eric Church
Every time I write a song, it's different. I'm all about the rhythm of the words and the melody. Musically, you gotta have a throbbing… — Dan Bern
Even when there's not a joke or a hook, the first line has to be good and snapem to attention. Songs ain't novels. You don't… — Dan Bern
I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line… — Mose Allison
If it's worth remembering, I'll remember it. If something keeps coming back, if I keep thinking of that phrase, if I see manifestations of it… — Mose Allison
You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just like to write… — Mose Allison
You don't write a song to sit there on a page. You write it to sing it. — Bob Dylan
I was writing "Diamonds and Rust' and it had nothing to do with what it turned out to be. I don't remember what it is,… — Joan Baez
There's enough songs for people to listen to, if they want to listen to songs. For every man, woman and child on earth, they could… — Bob Dylan

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