Am Quote by Dean Geyer

Writing songs is a solo activity, so, if I put my mind to it, I can do it.

— Joe Hisaishi

What I hope is to really focus on being a songwriter. I'd love to write songs for other people; that's something I'd really like…

— Sinead O'Connor

I'm a songwriter, actually. And when I say I'm a songwriter, I'm saying I can write songs for more than just myself.

— Yo Gotti

My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write…

— Smokey Robinson

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

— Bebe Rexha

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting…

— Smokey Robinson

I think for many songwriter/performers, you need to go off by yourself and write the songs to begin with, but then you need people…

— Alan Licht

Once I'd become a songwriter, it just stays with you. You always want to write more songs because it's such a great feeling.

— Paul Rodgers

I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I've ever written was for me to sing. Maybe if…

— Skylar Grey

I thought I was just going to be a songwriter for other people! And now I get to put out my own music, which…

— Kim Petras

As songwriters, we can go in and write for other artists in a time where you aren't necessarily feeling inspired for yourself.

— Jessica Origliasso

My highest aspirations as a songwriter are that people would sing my songs or know songs I've written sometime in as far into the…

— Jeff Tweedy