End Quote by J. J. Cale

I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could.

— James Taylor

If you want to be a songwriter, you've got to obsess over it.

— Natalie Prass

I find on songwriting, I really have to work at making sure I'm not imitating myself. You know? Which happens to all of us.…

— Andy Wilkinson

Being a songwriter, you are accepting that this isn't about you. If you do want it to be about you, you're going to be…

— Justin Tranter

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 thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

— Bebe Rexha

That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone…

— Carole King

It feels like your subconscious can be way ahead of you, as a songwriter. You can write a song that you think is about…

— KT Tunstall

The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter.

— Micky Dolenz

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

I don't consider myself a songwriter, I've tried, I've written a few with friends but that's an art form I'm gonna leave to guys…

— Mark Chesnutt

If you aren't already a songwriter, try it. When you can say what you want to say, in your own words, it's incredibly easy…

— Chris Young