Elvis Quote by Neil Sedaka

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

I was one of those guys, you know, playing and singing, and there was no reason for me to write a song, because there…

— John Mellencamp

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 have written before, but I was primarily an actor and improvisational performer.

— Paula Pell

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

— Tommy Shaw

I've always appreciated people like Graham Parker or Loudon Wainwright III, who spend their entire lives writing songs and working their asses off just…

— Judd Apatow

I always been writing songs since I was, like, six. I was listening to Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Frankie Laine and people like…

— Kyle

I love song writing, so I'm always happy to write for other musicians.

— Sean Kingston

I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I've ever written was for me to sing. Maybe if…

— Skylar Grey

I wrote 'Happy Man' with a couple of boys of mine. I have been writing in Nashville for a long time. Of course I…

— Christian Kane

As a singer, I just want to try to honor what the writers create - and as someone who's trying to write songs, I…

— David Nail

I've always idolized people who can write songs.

— RuPaul