Beats Quote by M.I.A

I think what makes me great as a songwriter is there's still an artist behind it.

— The-Dream

It's really such a personal journey, making a record, but even more so writing the songs.

— Shania Twain

It's very hard to get good songs because a lot of writers record their own; they keep the best for themselves.

— Olivia Newton-John

Sometimes the best songs almost write themselves

— Bill Anderson

I think as a producer, you're always sort of questioning if what you're contributing is something that an artist loves and elevates a song.

— Rostam Batmanglij

When I'm writing a song, it's just me and the songwriters. Then when the song is done, there are publishers that hear it, then…

— Luke Bryan

If you're writing songs by yourself, who's going to tell you if it's good or not? But if you're writing songs with somebody else,…

— Glenn Frey

Sometimes performing someone else's song is more difficult than writing your own.

— Kinky Friedman

I am really picky when it comes to writers. I like it when people push me and tell me that my lyrics or the…

— Chappell Roan

I don't write music for critics or hipsters. I write for me.

— John Rzeznik

When you're writing a song and there are five people invested in it, it's easy for one person to say, 'Oh, this song is…

— Jason Mraz

I'm not like other writers. I'm not hung up on using my own songs. In fact, my sister Bunny always tells me I sing…

— El DeBarge