Guitar Quote by Madeleine Peyroux

I have a memory of listening to Tracy Chapman and just being intrigued by her voice. Even as a young girl, I wanted to…

— Banks

Throughout my career as a songwriter, I've had a knack for writing songs that were about me and my life experiences and observations.

— Richie Sambora

I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not

— Tommy Shaw

The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar.

— Rick Nielsen

I'm a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, and I think her music has inspired me lyrically and guitar-wise.

— Soccer Mommy

When I used to write songs, especially on my own, it was just me and a guitar.

— Nina Nesbitt

Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, "Yeah, songwritin' man," looking wistful. That wasn't…

— Alex Turner

Just like any songwriter, the songs come out of where I am in my life and what I'm doing and who I'm hanging out…

— David Longstreth

I grew up listening to Patsy Klein, Reba Mcentire and would study their voices. But once I became bored with that, I moved on…

— Hope Partlow

It was really hard to find people to come over and play guitar and sing and write songs together. So that turned me into…

— Jack White

When I became a songwriter, it was out of some sort of desperation. I needed to create something. I had to latch on to…

— Mary Gauthier

I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not.

— Lionel Richie