Bits Quote by Kate Bush

When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions.

— John Fahey

One thing I've found that I can do that I really enjoy is rereading my own writing, earlier stories and novels especially. It induces…

— Philip K. Dick

Often times, I'm surprised by what I'm writing or what I'm playing, and then that inspires me to keep going with it, so it…

— Marketa Irglova

Sometimes music comes across to me just when I am sitting around doing nothing, and then the music makes me think of a few…

— Jimi Hendrix

When I write songs, it happens very quickly, sometimes 10 to 15 minutes, and I draw inspiration from everything.

— Maggie Rogers

I find when I'm more awake, I tend to think more of the structure and movement of a tune, abrupt transitions, etc.; things becoming…

— Aaron Funk

I have a thing - I call it magic - but I feel like I can write stuff down in the middle of the…

— Ester Dean

Usually when I'm in the van or if there's downtime, I'll just mess around in Garage Band and work out melodies or ideas I've…

— Sarah Jaffe

Sometimes just getting out of the house and doing something you haven't done in a long time (or never done!) can open up the…

— Ken Hill

Writing songs and looking for ideas is like blinking my eyes. It's an involuntary muscle. I do it without thought.

— Toby Keith

So, once I get writing I really try and put five to eight hours a day in my room with a guitar to really…

— Catie Curtis