American Quote by Roisin Murphy

For a songwriter, you dont really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes.

— Tom Waits

Sadly, as a songwriter you sooner or later finish developing your musical understanding.

— Bent Saether

I think it's hard to really write a song that will educate someone because songs are meant to be ... you don't want to…

— John Legend

You cannot teach a person how to write songs. It's about being your own person and following your instincts.

— Kiesza

The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music…

— Virgil Thomson

As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.

— Jake Bugg

Songwriting itself, I don't think you can really teach that.

— Borns

Music has unique ways of speaking to the soul.

— Mack Wilberg

From chain gangs to folk songs to intelligent soul, America has created musicians dedicated to truth, justice, and a better American Way.

— Shawn Amos

Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education.

— Plato

Some songwriters can just have a notebook and write, write, write. I can't do it like that. I gotta listen to a beat and…

— Darrelle Revis

I'd like to become better at writing music by continuing to study it.

— Seungri