I realized Quote by Kieran Hebden

My songs are just little letters to me.

— Ani DiFranco

I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

— Richard Thompson

I wrote 'Actor' all on the computer. I didn't touch any instruments until I was in the studio. So while I had all these…

— St. Vincent

I saw I could rhyme words. It came simply to me. But I wrote some pretty horrible songs that I still have on tape.

— Del Shannon

I was writing songs, I guess, a sense of lyricism before I started picking up the guitar. Once I picked up the guitar, I…

— Ruston Kelly

I was just writing songs because, if a song shows up, you've gotta write it. I didn't know what to do with them. I…

— Benmont Tench

I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music to see…

— Rosanne Cash

Words and melody are what draw me in, always.

— Matthew Koma

Actually, zero labels were jumping toward me, and I couldn't get to anybody. Nobody was paying any attention. And I was like, 'OK, I'm…

— Gabby Barrett

No words can describe my feelings inside, that's why we have music

— Anonymous

I'll try not to let a day go by without making a song. I don't think I've created a lot of music.

— Josh Klinghoffer

One of the big mysteries of music is, if you take music without words, it means something to us because we know it's about…

— Tod Machover