Easy Quote by Sheryl Crow

A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write…

— Sheryl Crow

Often the simplest song is the hardest to write.

— Patti Smith

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult.

— Joe Elliott

Writing songs has always been hard and easy. It's not always easy when you want it to be, and then sometimes it's just like…

— Jeff Tweedy

As a songwriter, simplicity - what not to do, what not to play - can be the hardest thing to achieve.

— Nancy Wilson

It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.

— Sting

I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get that, and go for the simple songs, but…

— Anonymous

I think the key to writing hit songs is simplicity.

— Bonnie McKee

There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.

— Bryan Adams

There is a great temptation with songs, melodies and lyrics to overcomplicate them but in fact, you find that the most enduring melodies are…

— Ken Hensley

Simplicity is the key for me. I can't write clever songs; I just can't do it.

— Kate Nash

But when you get to a song, not only do you have to do a vocal melody, you have to write words and not…

— Glenn Danzig