Best Quote by John Prine

The best way to write a song is to think of something else and then the song kind of creeps in. The beginning makes…

— John Prine

I think you want to write a song that's like the songs you are into.

— Craig Finn

I think that's the only way I know how to write songs, is to think about my life, and also to think about the…

— Rostam Batmanglij

Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.

— Oscar Isaac

I don't really pursue writing songs for other people. I guess one of the things I always think about is a good line in…

— Craig Finn

When you've written a song, sometimes it's really hard to wrap your brain around what somebody else is doing, or maybe the way that…

— Gerard Way

When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe, and that'll…

— Michelle Zauner

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want…

— Diane Warren

When you write songs, you try to tap into something that isn't straightforward in your head. Whatever you're feeling most strongly about usually comes…

— Luke Pritchard

I just start singing some words with a tune. I don't ever write a song thinking, Now I'll write a song about... .

— Paul McCartney

When I get an idea for a song it would gel in my mind for weeks or months, and then one day just like…

— Johnny Cash

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult.

— Joe Elliott