Effortless Quote by Oh Land

Writing songs has always been hard and easy. It's not always easy when you want it to be, and then sometimes it's just like…

— Jeff Tweedy

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult.

— Joe Elliott

There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.

— Bryan Adams

It's hard enough to write a song, let alone one that sticks around.

— Jani Lane

It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.

— Sting

I've never liked songs that are about writing, or struggling to write. Maybe it's because it's too relatable to me.

— Courtney Barnett

Sometimes words come easily and sometimes they don't. Most songs take me twenty minutes to write.

— Jillian Hervey

Writin songs is like a mystery. The most difficult thing to do is have a good idea. If you have a decent idea, the…

— Lyle Lovett

I don't actually have to think very hard when I'm writing. I mean, there are times where it's a task, and you have to…

— Patty Griffin

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

Often the simplest song is the hardest to write.

— Patti Smith

It's easy for me to write songs but hard for me to write an album; that's been my experience.

— Grace Potter