Affects Quote by Chet Faker

Sometimes my mistakes turn into interesting music because I do things that aren't supposed to be done.

— Ziggy Marley

My goal is to think of nothing when I'm writing a song because too many influences could sabotage a potentially amazing song.

— Ricky Martin

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.

— Enya

Whenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake.

— Alison Krauss

I've never had trouble finding inspiration for new songs, no matter what I'm doing.

— Ed Kowalczyk

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. I wouldn't say musically, though.

— Nayvadius Cash

I think that within the world of music that we work in, which is so not perfect, I think that you really do have…

— Zach Condon

If I'm not writing songs about things I've actually been through, it ruins the idea of making music to me.

— Austin Carlile

Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually…

— Jack Johnson

I tend to work on a song, generate ideas, and re-arrange it like five times, and I'm glad I take the time to do…

— Britta Phillips

Sometimes I do an automatic songs, songs that you don't really think about, or work on. You just look back and it sorta surprises…

— Bruce Springsteen

I think that I have come at it backwards in a way because a lot of what I'm doing as a songwriter is not…

— Mirah