Alive Quote by Kris Kristofferson

All songs, all pieces of art, reflect the world that they were made in and the values of those artists and the hopes and…

— Hozier

When I work with artists, I give them a general guideline of what my vision is. Then they're going to speak their minds on…

— Steve Aoki

Some of the songs are inspired by personal things that have happened. Others have been inspired by other people's stories, you know, like someone…

— Katie Melua

What I look for in music is artistry, sincerity, and simplicity, and Tom Waits has all of that. I want to make a connection…

— Steve Vai

What the really great artists do is they're entirely themselves. They're entirely themselves, they've got their own vision, they have their own way of…

— David Foster Wallace

People have always commented along the way that, 'You guys are always so visual in what you do.' The songs have always had a…

— Russell Mael

Elvis Costello's song writing is so peerless and individualistic. It's storytelling and it's deeply intelligent and clever.

— Chip Esten

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

— Maren Morris

Everything I do, whether it's producing or signing an artist, always starts with the songs. When I'm listening, I'm looking for a balance that…

— Rick Rubin

Every song is like a reflection of some emotions and words that we wanted to say to someone else, or some currents of life…

— Nicolas Godin

“What the really great artists do is they're entirely themselves. They're entirely themselves. They've got their own vision, their own way of fracturing reality,…

— David Foster Wallace

I've always listened to a wide variety of music, and I know that shows through my songwriting evolution.

— Jeongyeon