Finish Quote by Donovan

I very rarely sit down with a guitar and try to write a song. I usually think about it a lot and then I'll…

— Sune Rose Wagner

Everytime I pick up my guitar, I start playing a random song, but I always finish playing one that reminds me of you

— Lockedupoet

When composing music, I just start spilling things out and then wait until they take form, you know what I mean, until I see…

— J. Cole

When I play guitar, it's automatic. I don't try to do something; I just do it. And it's already so ingrained in what I…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

I always write from rhythm first, so if I need a song fast, I have to start there. Then I just threw some electric…

— Erin McKeown

Whenever I'm really excited about a song, I want to learn it, and it becomes the first thing I play every time I pick…

— Frankie Cosmos

Usually now a song starts just in my head with a melody or a lyric idea coming first.Then typically I'll go to a guitar,…

— Eliot Lewis

If I am feeling musical and I pick up the guitar, usually something will eventually come out and I'll see where it goes.

— William Fitzsimmons

It's weird - I can listen to a guitar player or a rock record over and over again and really enjoy whatever the guitarist…

— Kevin Drumm

I keep a guitar around while writing and will improvise music. I do this for several reasons, such as that it's fun, and sometimes…

— Jack Prelutsky

Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

— John Legend

I never set out to write a certain kind of song, I just play my guitar and see if I catch something.

— Chris Isaak