Business Quote by Fred Frith

I was just tapped on the shoulder from above and told to write these songs, as opposed to wanting to be a success in…

— Townes Van Zandt

We'd have made more, but I kept forgetting to write songs down.

— Chris Lowe

We wanted to sit down and conceptually work out songs.

— Mike Lowry

I'm hoping to work on some original songs and to keep performing in front of a crowd as much as I can.

— Courtney Hadwin

There's already a great deal to do writing the songs. And if I were completely in control of it, nobody would be able to…

— Stephin Merritt

For 'The Anthem,' a lot of my fans were like 'Oh, man, he's getting lazy making just, like, a pop format tune that everyone's…

— GRiZ

We're a live band. Some bands write their songs in the studio - we don't do that. We're playing songs on this tour that…

— Carey Mercer

That's the fun of songwriting. You can make it whatever you want.

— Laufey

I just wanted to write the songs. I never wanted to sing them.

— Julia Michaels

I have no shame in making music that maybe, if you listen to it long enough, you'll realize you've heard this or that part…

— Anonymous

Artists have been getting ripped off since the beginning of time, probably. But on the other hand, it might be nice to write songs.…

— Exene Cervenka

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying…

— Martin Gore