Became Quote by Raymond Cruz

I began composing works which were imitative of the music I was being told about. I was also very interested in translating the music…

— Henry Flynt

The creative process of composing music has always fascinated me.

— Ludovico Einaudi

All writers, musicians, artists, choreographers/dancers, etc., work with the stuff of their experiences. It's the translation of it, the conversion of it, the shaping…

— Toni Cade Bambara

I express myself using my classical skills to write more complex forms of popular music.

— Ludovico Einaudi

I loved the process of writing.

— Nora Roberts

I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.

— Ellie Kemper

The fascination with the music stayed with me for years and I wanted to find out why I liked it so much and to…

— Gregor Schwellenbach

For more than three years, I'd been part of a complex and frustrating dance as my nonfiction, fact-based material was translated from book to…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Part of what I enjoy about writing classical music is communicating through the score and collaborating with such amazing musicians.

— Bryce Dessner

The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.

— Ethan Hawke

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

— St. Vincent

The music of language became extremely important to me, and obvious to me. By the time I was seven I was writing myself. I…

— June Jordan