Able Quote by David Byrne

Sometimes you do know where the ideas are coming from and sometimes you don't. You might get a song coming through that you just…

— Van Morrison

It's not that I don't know about things - but a lot of what I'm doing means one thing to me at one time…

— Alex G

You don't really know a song until you play it live.

— Robert Smith

You're not supposed to totally know what's happening. The songs are supposed to give you clues so you can fill in the blanks.

— Neko Case

They say you don't know what you doing 'till you stop doing it

— Lil Wayne

When you know you have a good song, when you're onstage, even if it's just a weird, basic energy, you know your song is…

— Duff McKagan

Sometimes, it's better to stop thinking and trust your instincts. That's what I used to do when I first started making music, but as…

— Calvin Harris

I've written hundreds of songs, and I tend to think that my instincts are pretty good when it comes to what people are going…

— Mark Foster

There's a feeling that you get when you write songs where... it feels like it's destined to do something. Then sometimes you get that…

— Bonnie McKee

Although it's pretty rare that I'll get completed, finished lyrics to a song and feel like it's done, and then decide that it's not…

— John Britt Daniel

The only thing that's a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if it's a new song, it's a reflection of what…

— Richard Marx

That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune…

— Marian McPartland