Class Quote by John Prine

Songwriting itself, I don't think you can really teach that.

— Borns

For a songwriter, you dont really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes.

— Tom Waits

Of course, you can't teach songwriting. You can only encourage people to do it and help them to sort out for themselves what they…

— Rodney Crowell

Songwriting is what I do, and there could be worse burdens to carry.

— Mark Kozelek

You cannot teach a person how to write songs. It's about being your own person and following your instincts.

— Kiesza

I always was songwriting in high school, writing songs while I was supposed to be listening to the teacher.

— Kate Pierson

I was being musically mentored by a lot of people who were obviously more talented and skilled than I was, and I thought that…

— Katy Perry

For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take…

— Tom Waits

Aww man, growing up listening to the sort of music that I listen to, there were a lot of times in class - mostly…

— Rhea Ripley

Kids who are least impressive in my class are the ones who only listen to one kind of music. They only listen to country…

— Andy Wilkinson

I teach songwriting a lot, and I always tell my students, 'You gotta write the little songs sometimes to get to the next big…

— Mary Gauthier

I have a working-class approach to music.

— LP