Hate Quote by Synyster Gates

“I want to debunk the myth that originality requires extreme risk taking and persuade you that originals are actually far more ordinary than we…

— Adam M. Grant

You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our…

— Rodney Atkins

I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.

— Jill Sobule

I get told I'm a confessional songwriter, which gets on my tits because I think of negative connotations attached to the word "confessional". I…

— Beth Orton

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

— Grant-Lee Phillips

There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as a songwriter.…

— Sinead O'Connor

It was a matter of not seeing the woods for the trees. Glorious songs have been in Ireland forever, but a lot of these…

— Phil Coulter

We singer-songwriter people, we're used to getting up and doing our own thing in front of people, and we're it. We're the band, artist,…

— Andy Wilkinson

People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos.

— Cass McCombs

In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community in Austin,…

— Christopher Cross

Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business.

— Willie Nelson

I just love all the music. My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great…

— Zach Anner