Ends Quote by Marketa Irglova

If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my living room, alone.

— Tori Amos

Everyone writes in whatever way feels comfortable to them. People write songs because maybe they don't feel so comfortable talking about whatever matters.

— Courtney Barnett

Songs are not better just because they're emotionally honest. To write a song well, you have to put some work into it and grind…

— Jakob Dylan

Generally, I can't really do much without music playing - even writing or thinking. Peace and quiet means putting on a song.

— Devendra Banhart

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record.…

— Brian Eno

The less people present in an urgent situation that a moderately high stakes recording session can create - the less people there are in…

— Will Oldham

When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing…

— Rufus Wainwright

When I write, it's intimate. I write in the car, and I don't even hear, like, ambulances driving past me because I'm in my…

— Lupe Fiasco

I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting.

— Khaled Hosseini

When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a…

— James Taylor

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

You need to get outside of your comfort zone to write songs that are interesting, songs that are compelling, songs that are different from…

— Macklemore