Giving Quote by Mary Gauthier

I want to get us out of a place where the veterans are chastising the new artists and vice versa. I think we should…

— Joe Budden

One thing that bothers me is the way that people use veterans and troops almost as a shield. They say that's the reason they…

— Sean Doolittle

It's the meanest thing to abuse your power as a songwriter. To write pointedly about someone... it's kind of unfair to use them. They…

— Mark Foster

There's a lot of writing that breaks the mold of a veteran being one thing instead of every single person being their own full…

— Fred Hechinger

That's what I was gonna say. It seems like songwriters should express who they are through what they're doing rather than trying to go…

— Ron Mael

There are performers and songwriters. Songwriters suffer for the song. It's their story. There's nothing wrong with that, but credit needs to be given…

— Naughty Boy

Songwriters tend to make records instead of talking to people.

— Sharleen Spiteri

“songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence.”

— Don McLean

A lot of songwriters have written about soldiers and war, but very few have written with them.

— Mary Gauthier

I think everyone has a story to tell. Part of what I do is help artists find their voice, not only their vocal voice,…

— Salaam Remi

I've always been of that mindset - when you're writing tunes with people, there's a traditional way of chopping things up, and then there's…

— Derek Trucks

The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter.

— Micky Dolenz