Close Quote by Chris Carmack

A lot of the songs I write are like songs that I've never been able to find on any record, but that I've always…

— Ryan Adams

I can think of only two or three songs out of hundreds I've recorded that I performed as originally written. I like to become…

— Glen Campbell

I've never recorded anyone else's songs. I'm not interested. If you gave me a song by Bono and Edge and promised me a number…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.

— Gary Burton

I don't know if there are artists out there who love their own records. I haven't met any, and I'm kind of extreme in…

— Ani DiFranco

I would definitely want a hit record, but I still want the success to be around the album. Only the music can help me.

— Schoolboy Q

I don't want to do one of those records where it's like a compilation of a bunch of all sorts of rappers on my…

— Flying Lotus

I've written a lot of songs but I haven't had the opportunity to record a lot of them.

— Gloria Gaynor

My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.

— Marc Almond

For my first album I wanted to make a record that would be intimate, deeply personal, and honest.

— James McCartney

Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm trying to…

— Tracy Chapman

I have a lot of songs, and I'd love to do some more recording with the band.

— Mick Jagger