Early Quote by John Prine

I've always idolized people who can write songs.

— RuPaul

I think that there have been times, especially with writing songs, where you sit in a room with somebody, and they could be a…

— Dave Koz

I definitely was always expected and encouraged to be a songwriter from a very young age, ... But really it's because, as a child,…

— Rufus Wainwright

I guess when I was younger, I'd have assumed that in 2008 music would be full of great writers following in the tradition of…

— David Berman

I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I roll. I…

— Bonnie Raitt

I think a lot of people, when they write a song, they put it on a pedestal - and it shouldn't be. Music should…

— CMAT

Sometimes fame overshadows an artist's music, and we forget just how incredibly talented these people truly are.

— Elvis Duran

I grew up in the era of Britney Spears, where artists had songs written for them, and you got up and sang them. That's…

— Bebe Rexha

There are still recording artists out there doing things for the right reason, but a lot of people seem to be just driven by…

— Biz Markie

I think what makes me great as a songwriter is there's still an artist behind it.

— The-Dream

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There…

— Emeli Sande

I'm not a big songwriter guy. People who are really good singer-songwriters usually left me kind of cold.

— James Murphy