Approach Quote by Jon Fratelli

Songs do write themselves through you; I know people find it hard to believe, but it's true.

— Paul Rodgers

The writing process for us is different with every song. Sometimes they come from our lives, or someone else we know may be going…

— Matthew Ramsey

Sometimes when you start writing a song, you dont know where theyre going to lead you. You just kind of follow the ideas that…

— Mike Campbell

Most times you don't write the song, the song writes you.

— Colin Linden

Anyone involved with songwriting will testify to the fact that each song, no matter how pure or from the heart, has its own story,…

— C. Sigman

Sometimes, the better writing comes when the song speaks through me and tells me what the song wants to say.

— Rodney Crowell

When you're writing a song with someone, it's a very personal process. The music has to be an organic experience, it can't be contrived,…

— Jarryd James

I'd say, at the end of the day, you know, from a songwriting practice standpoint, you write songs to make yourself feel something true…

— Ben Hopkins

It's always amazing seeing the song-writing process. A song just starts off as just an idea or a story you want to tell. It…

— Manika

You want songs to sound cohesive with the other songs on the record but when you first start writing you just want to write…

— Jon Foreman

It's true when they say songwriting is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. In truth, what happens is... songs comes through you.

— Greg Lake

When a song wants to be written, it will be written.

— Laura Marling