Can do Quote by M. Ward

There are so many different things that lend themselves to what makes a song magical, that go beyond just the lyrics or the composition.…

— Michelle Zauner

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so that the songs can begin…

— James Taylor

There's a million things that come through when you put songs together and it's kind of difficult to pinpoint exactly what triggers it on…

— Van Morrison

You get lucky and you capture that magic in that one moment. You're not going to get it again no matter how many times…

— Ryan Bingham

When a good idea sparks, it's usually because of some subversive angle that means the song we're writing will be fresh.

— Robert Lopez

Songs remain. They last...A song can last long after the events and the people in it are dust and dreams and gone. That's the…

— Neil Gaiman

A lot of times people ask about Sparks songs: are they autobiographical in a way? And we don't think so much that they are;…

— Russell Mael

Songs are kind of alive, I think; once you finish writing them, that doesn't mean that that's it for the song. It can have…

— Norah Jones

The most important ingredient to making a song work is the magic. You've got a melody, you've got words, but on the more successful…

— Paul McCartney

A lot of times songs are very much of a moment, that you just encapsulate. They come to you, you write them, you feel…

— Mick Jagger

Those are the magical songwriting moments, when you have a partner that clicks like that. That's a dream come true, man.

— Sammy Hagar

Most of the time a spark of beauty or truth will start a fire of a song but fires rarely produce goodness on their…

— Jon Foreman