Four Quote by Eddie Vedder

I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio.

— Ray Davies

When I became a songwriter, it was out of some sort of desperation. I needed to create something. I had to latch on to…

— Mary Gauthier

I didn't want to be this four-chord acoustic singer songwriter because that stuff just got so old to me.

— Kathleen Edwards

The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

— Dave Mustaine

I saw that something changed in terms of the way I approach writing. I don't know. Before, everything was just sort of pieced together;…

— Alex Turner

I've started a little independent record label called 'Six String Productions' and recorded a couple of tunes, and I hope to do some more…

— Tom Felton

I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all the songs…

— Roger McGuinn

When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting.

— Sheryl Crow

The New Kids took some hits for, you know, not writing their own music. But on a songwriting standpoint, I mean, I'd never written…

— Joey McIntyre

Some songs started from a bass line, some started from having the full lyric and Jim, my drummer, who's also the first guy I've…

— Paolo Nutini

Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it…

— Thurston Moore

Most of our songs were written on acoustic guitar before they made it to the practice stage.

— Dave Grohl