Different Quote by Jonathan Jackson

There's a million things that come through when you put songs together and it's kind of difficult to pinpoint exactly what triggers it on…

— Van Morrison

A song doesn't happen as a whole verse; it happens linearly, line by line, almost word by word, phrase by phrase. And if each…

— Robert Hunter

Every song is completely different. Sometimes they come like a lump of clay and it's your job to chip away and find out what's…

— Brett Dennen

Yeah, once the song is written, it just complexifies the profile of it to have the music and the words at odds. It comes…

— David Berman

Typically there are little fragments of specific words and images swimming around in my mind, and then at some point, I'll sit down with…

— Jeff Mangum

The process depends on the situation, and I don't think there are any two songs that have gone exactly the same way... well, actually,…

— Michael McKean

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

Look, when a song becomes a hit, it happens because of its tune and melody, and not for the lyrics in the first place.

— Gulzar

There's a feeling that you get when you write songs where... it feels like it's destined to do something. Then sometimes you get that…

— Bonnie McKee

You know, when you're making a record, you come up with 15, 20 songs. Then they start to fall by the wayside as your…

— David Johansen

If you have good visuals and story, the music automatically falls into place.

— Devi Sri Prasad

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