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Songwriters I've always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. ...I've always been influenced by the folk… — Bruce Hornsby
His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as… — Evelyn Waugh
Actually if a writer needs a dictionary he should not write. He should have read the dictionary at least three times from beginning to end… — Ernest Hemingway
Write down the thoughts and even more, write down a specific line. If you don't, it'll fly away forever. — Margaret Atwood
You might 'write from the heart,' but you'd better polish with your brain. — Margaret Atwood
Those in power write the history while those who suffer write the songs. — Frank Harte
I say to my students that I can't teach them how to write a good song, but I can teach you how to write a… — Andy Wilkinson
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
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
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
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
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
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 just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the pressure off of… — Miranda Lambert
People just didn't write songs that were so directly emotional in those days. They still don't. Part of Hank's [Williams] thing was that he was… — Michael McCaul
I don't really like to write at a desk. I like to write when driving in a car. ... Once you're working on it, you're… — Paul Simon
Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I've always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely… — Jimmy Webb
Our goal is to write memorable songs. We're not there yet, but we're getting closer. Each time we sit down to write, we have hopes… — Joel Madden
When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics is what T.S.… — Marcus Mumford

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