Admire Quote by Tim Rice

I loved the Everly Brothers better than anybody.

— Anne Murray

That's the one part where being brothers makes a difference. It's just instinct. That's the charm of what the Everly Brothers are: two guys…

— Don Everly

My siblings are so talented. My sister's a producer, and my brothers and I all write.

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

I might find out about a songwriter and start following them on Instagram. Within a day, we might be hanging out and feeling out…

— Frank Dukes

I've always appreciated people like Graham Parker or Loudon Wainwright III, who spend their entire lives writing songs and working their asses off just…

— Judd Apatow

Once in a lifetime a really beautiful song comes along ... Until it does, I'd like to do this one.

— Cliff Richard

I think if I could ever write with someone, I'd love to write a song with Loretta Lynn or Dolly Parton.

— Jamie Lynn Spears

That's what's amazing about songwriting: you can write a story that everyone connects to.

— Jamie Lynn Spears

Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something…

— Billie Eilish

For the last half of my life I have had the doubtful benefit of a brother whose literary reputation is much greater than my…

— Laurence Housman

I do have a romantic interest in outlasting everybody else. There's a sort of sad machismo to singer-songwriters, I think.

— John Darnielle

I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through life without them, and I definitely think I draw on that love…

— Jandy Nelson