Choices Quote by Paul Simon

Sometimes you do know where the ideas are coming from and sometimes you don't. You might get a song coming through that you just…

— Van Morrison

Once I can focus in on something, I just play it in my mind until an idea comes from out of nowhere, and it's…

— Bob Dylan

Often people will ask me why a song was chosen and I don't always have a good answer for it. You try ideas and…

— Liza Richardson

When I'm writing, those ideas are seldom inspired by music itself. I won't often listen to an artist and come up with an idea.

— St. Lucia

“This is the core challenge of speaking up with an original idea. When you present a new suggestion, you’re not only hearing the tune…

— Adam M. Grant

I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.

— John Lee Hooker

If I come across an issue, or something I feel strongly about, and I happen to think of a song that would go in…

— Charlie Daniels

Any one thing can get in the way of you and your brain being comfortable and being inspired. It's the difference between a really…

— Lauv

Sometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."

— Avey Tare

I've never conceptualized much of what I write about. Maybe, once I'm onto something, I'll conceptualize a finished record. I want the songs to…

— Conor Oberst

Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the…

— Dolly Parton

Just by nature, we're always filled with so many ideas and want to cram as many ideas into a song as we can, and…

— Zacky Vengeance