Family Quote by Michael McDonald

I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at times very…

— Ray LaMontagne

Not being a natural songwriter... for me the appreciation of a great song and the writers came early on, growing up in a musical…

— Bonnie Raitt

I have really been blessed in my career with some wonderful songwriters and in turn, songs.

— Olivia Newton-John

I'm basically a songwriter, man. Songwriters are down in the fine print, you know? And I really enjoy that.

— J. J. Cale

I've always been a songwriter.

— Daya

I think I was born to be a songwriter.

— Richard Ashcroft

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

— Bebe Rexha

All the songwriters that I worked with said they'd like to work with me again. Such things serve as much inspiration for me. I…

— Seungri

I didn't mean to be a songwriter; I just was writing for fun, you have all day to do it. I was homeless so…

— Jewel

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been…

— Jessie J

I didn't feel like I was allowed to be a songwriter. I thought I had to be a really intelligent lyricist, like a poet.

— Kate Nash

I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good at encouraging…

— Robin Gibb