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Writing songs is kind of like a wrestling match to me. You have to pin it down and make it do what you want…

— Tyler Joseph

Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something…

— Billie Eilish

The most important ingredient to making a song work is the magic. You've got a melody, you've got words, but on the more successful…

— Paul McCartney

In my opinion, that's one of the hardest things to do in songwriting: crafting a song that speaks to you but, at its core,…

— Chris Young

When you're writing a song with someone, it's a very personal process. The music has to be an organic experience, it can't be contrived,…

— Jarryd James

My guiding principle when writing with other people is that it's not worth it to give someone a song unless it hurts for me…

— Josh Tillman

All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer's job to find it and get it on paper.

— Beth Nielsen Chapman

Writing a song is a personal thing, and you have to have a lot of trust to try things and not be embarrassed.

— Julia Stone

I do craft songs, that this is designed. It's almost like the song was written to produce this desired effect. And it probably really…

— Ryan Adams

I still feel like if I can get a song to work with, say, a basic beat, a rhythm, some chord changes, and a…

— David Byrne

You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it. But ultimately…

— Ben Howard

Sometimes when you start writing a song, you dont know where theyre going to lead you. You just kind of follow the ideas that…

— Mike Campbell