Art Quote by Pharrell Williams

When you're a songwriter, you don't have control over which songs get heard and which ones don't.

— Ryan Hurd

People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the songs aren't…

— Tom Waits

I think as a producer, you're always sort of questioning if what you're contributing is something that an artist loves and elevates a song.

— Rostam Batmanglij

People always try to pigeonhole you, especially the media, who are happy if they can label you as a particular kind of artist. But…

— Chris de Burgh

When you're a songwriter, people wonder about your personal life and the meanings behind the songs, and that can feel pretty invasive, so you…

— Will Sheff

Some artists are told what to like and told definitions of what the music business is. That's a problem. Music is artistry, and you…

— Chuck D

I think artists are aware that talking gives a songwriter so much material. If they just tell us what's happening, it's so much easier…

— Julia Michaels

The first time you listen to someone else's interpretation of what you've created, it's a little unnerving. They'll change lyrics or something almost every…

— Chris Stapleton

When you're writing a song with someone, it's a very personal process. The music has to be an organic experience, it can't be contrived,…

— Jarryd James

When I'm writing a song, it's just me and the songwriters. Then when the song is done, there are publishers that hear it, then…

— Luke Bryan

I don't think a lot of people know what a real artist I am. I don't think they know I write my own music.

— Chanel West Coast

In the past, I've written my songs and then asked friends if they could record the vocals. I didn't want to use my own…

— Sophie