Composing Quote by Roscoe Mitchell

Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.

— Gustav Holst

I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.

— Chuck Mangione

There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

I do not go down and sit in front of the computer and make myself write; that's not my style.

— Eric Van Lustbader

I don't like being put in a box. I just make music, you know?

— Tyler, The Creator

I've never loved composing, because I feel like other people do it better.

— Hilary Hahn

All of your experience comes into play when you're composing.

— Terry Bozzio

Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind.

— Howard Shore

I like to compose, but only for myself. I write my own lyrics and compose the music around them.

— Arijit Singh

You can't slot a time and a space and think 'ok now it's time to sit and compose.' It just doesn't work like that…

— Gopi Sundar

When I am composing, I try to clear my mind of having to publish, or having to sell a book or find readers. That…

— Maxine Hong Kingston

In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.

— Anonymous