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Songwriting Quotes by John Prine
- I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't sure was going…
- I think the more the listener can contribute to the song, the better; the more they become part of the song, and they fill in…
- Some of the songs come so fully, it's like they are pre-packaged. There have been a couple that came in the middle of the night.…
- I edit as I go. Especially when I go to commit it to paper. I prefer a typewriter even to a computer. I don't like…
- I'm fascinated by America...it's so odd.
More Songwriting Quotes
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- I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself. — Michael Bolton
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- Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I… — Luke Bryan
- Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart. — Pablo Casals
- Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act. — Nick Cave
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- The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in… — Nick Cave
- The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and… — Nick Cave
- Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control. — Tracy Chapman
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