Artist Quote by Jens Lekman

I would have to work on the song and figure out how they wanted the song done, because they're such high-intensity songs. We figure…

— Tom Araya

If you have words and want to write music for them, the words hit you with a feeling which you can't really describe in…

— Jim Capaldi

Once you think you know the song, then you have go and see how other people have done it.

— Bob Dylan

Look em in the eye. Make a gesture of inclusion, which he did all the time. And above all, have a chorus. So I…

— Tom Paxton

We've always been quite clear about how we want the songs to sound. If we can imagine the song being played at a party,…

— Angus Young

I think you just have to have some rapport with the song.

— Eric Bachmann

There's only one proper way a song should go, but you've got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise. Sometimes…

— Ben Harper

You go in and record and sing them some and you go back in and rerecord and sing them some more. That's kind of…

— Kristin Chenoweth

Writing for other artists helped me figure out that magic you have to capture to make everyone connect with a song.

— Bruno Mars

When somebody brings me a record to mix, usually they feel like they can only get it so far with who they were working…

— John Congleton

Once you know the background of an individual, you can connect better with his or her music.

— Badshah

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.

— Joe Satriani