Compliment Quote by Koffee

When I first started making music, I was pretty drawn to hip-hop beats wrapped together with super-good lyrics. The most important thing in that…

— Gus Dapperton

At times I have a beat first and then I write. Sometimes I have a melody in my head and I pick up the…

— Nneka

Sometimes I listen to a beat and I think its so dope and I don't know what to bring to that. And some beats…

— Torae

Sometimes it starts with a random lyric idea that sets the tone for the whole song. Chords and sounds build from the lyric and…

— Tove Lo

I'm really not a songwriter, so if I hear a song, I feel it and like it, I'll do it. But I'll make it…

— Glen Campbell

I like making all kinds of music, it really depends on the moment. Sometimes I feel like making a weird trap song, and sometimes…

— Martin Garrix

I usually write to the beat. Really, the beat can make the song itself.

— Blueface

Beats are really inspiring. They always make me want to write something over them.

— Orianthi

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

As a songwriter, I feel like, just for inspiration and research purposes, I have to listen to everything.

— Maren Morris

For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn't really involve me thinking about the demo-graphic of people I'm trying to…

— Taylor Swift

I like to write music that I feel like I would listen to. It's like my interpretation of what I want to hear.

— Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza