Songwriters Quote by Kara DioGuardi Download Open image “Songwriters tell the truth.” — Kara DioGuardi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Songwriters Telling the truth Truth
That's what I was gonna say. It seems like songwriters should express who they are through what they're doing rather than trying to go… — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
It's true when they say songwriting is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. In truth, what happens is... songs comes through you. — Greg Lake Copy Share Image
There are so many songwriters that people don't know about. There's so many producers that people don't know about. — Rosalia Copy Share Image
“songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence.” — Don McLean Copy Share Image
Songwriters can’t explain. You get an idea and you don’t know where it’s come from. And if you’re lucky, you have a pencil or… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
People are going to say, ‘Well, it’s not very truthful.’ But a songwriter doesn’t care about what’s truthful. What he cares about is what… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Look at someone like Ke$ha. I wouldn't say she's got the most rangy, incredible voice, but she's got a thing. She stands for something,… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
Just because you're a star on television doesn't mean that you can be a music phenomenon or an artist. You have to have the… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
I can make the argument that people who don't have the biggest ranges but have very unique voices, even if they may be pitchy… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
I have breakups that I can credit to every song. In my twenties, I picked people who would create that dysfunction and drama, so… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
I don't go to record stores to look at my albums, but it's always a thrill to see them. — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing every single… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated. — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
I felt like I got more comfortable on 'Idol' when I just started being myself and not trying to be what I thought I… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs. — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
Yeah... I was a singer as a kid. I had a lot of stage fright, and what's happened with 'Idol,' it has got me… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
I've never in my life bought a big piece of jewelry - like, 'I'm gonna get myself a big piece of jewelry!' Songwriters' lives… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
What I hope is to really focus on being a songwriter. I'd love to write songs for other people; that's something I'd really like… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I just love all the music. My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community in Austin,… — Christopher Cross Copy Share Image
People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
We singer-songwriter people, we're used to getting up and doing our own thing in front of people, and we're it. We're the band, artist, writer, producer, front man. We're the whole thing. You develop, it's not smugness, but this self-reliance, that can limit your creativity. When you're willing and able to invite others into it, you wind up getting a… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share
It was a matter of not seeing the woods for the trees. Glorious songs have been in Ireland forever, but a lot of these were so popular they were sung only by drunken men at weddings. They didn't have any regard for the song at all. So, I picked out 14 songs that I had grown up with, songs with… — Phil Coulter Copy Share
There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as a songwriter.… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery. — Grant-Lee Phillips Copy Share Image
I get told I'm a confessional songwriter, which gets on my tits because I think of negative connotations attached to the word "confessional". I… — Beth Orton Copy Share Image
