Editing Quote by Nick Cave

I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics…

— Eddie Vedder

Sometimes, if a song is written, in essence, to be that stripped down, it's very touchy when you start adding things, because even the…

— Chris Cornell

I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have ever done…

— Laura Marling

I try not to write two songs about the same thing, although, on occasion, it happens, so I guess it kinda helps to change…

— Teddy Geiger

I change lyrics to the songs all the time, too. I don't know if it matters in a lot of ways because you can…

— Matt Corby

A lot of songs are derivative of each other. Sometimes you need to take a departure from what you do to something that's slightly…

— Tori Amos

I'm still writing songs but leaving them a lot more open and not trying to control every nuance of it.

— Luke Temple

I find it harder to write the lyrics afterwards because then you're just trying to fit them into something that's already there.

— King Tuff

I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get that, and go for the simple songs, but…

— Anonymous

I'm no longer beholden to the sacredness of the recorded song as some kind of ultimate standard by which every performance of the song…

— Sufjan Stevens

I try to write songs just for the song itself. I don't try and think about where it's going to end up, that way…

— Jon Foreman

To me, it's all about the song. Songs are what make me excited. You hear a great song and you want to record it…

— Amy Grant