Able Quote by Richard Thompson

It would get really alienating, to have my face be the face of a cause. So much just comes down to the songs. I…

— Win Butler

All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer's job to find it and get it on paper.

— Beth Nielsen Chapman

Artists have been getting ripped off since the beginning of time, probably. But on the other hand, it might be nice to write songs.…

— Exene Cervenka

I still don't know if I can write songs. I don't think anyone ever knows if they can write songs.

— Ellie Goulding

I don't think you ever write a song with any intention except the song's about such and such per say ... we've never written…

— Al Barr

When you write a song, the goal is not to convey the details of your life. You should write a memoir or something if…

— Conor Oberst

I feel like if you can make music, and get people to, you know, evoke that feeling out of other people through writing songs,…

— Dr. Luke

Writing songs is a solo activity, so, if I put my mind to it, I can do it.

— Joe Hisaishi

You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it. But ultimately…

— Ben Howard

There's a bit of hope that a song can be about anything. If you want to write a song about anything, you can, and…

— M.I.A

Songs are kind of alive, I think; once you finish writing them, that doesn't mean that that's it for the song. It can have…

— Norah Jones

The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God, and where…

— Billy Ray Cyrus