Empowering Quote by Tori Amos

I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer.

— Wes Borland

The most important thing to me as a songwriter is the breath. The most important thing I could say to somebody is, 'Sometimes I…

— Tori Amos

You know you don't really need the band or the singer/songwriter in the same way, so you look at everything as part of your…

— DJ Spooky

I think the nature of songwriters is that they are philosophers, and philosophers have a bent towards poetry and songwriting, so I think that…

— Tom T. Hall

The idea of massive amounts of fame-having my face on Walgreens end-caps and pizza boxes-I don't fantasize about that. I'm happy with just being…

— Kacey Musgraves

Akon is a very talented songwriter to work with. His melodies, they're just insane. It's funny, I think about him a lot when I'm…

— Lady Gaga

I'm more than a songwriter. I'm a creative person. Some people you just always see. I won't allow you to see me unless it…

— Ester Dean

The greatness of Mac Rebennack, alias, Dr. John, also known as John Crieux, rests on his command of the musical use of idiomatic expression.…

— Jon Landau

I simply find that as a songwriter, my goal is to try to move people. And I feel that before I can move other…

— Travis Tritt

If somebody says 'singer-songwriter' to me, the first person I think of is James Taylor. There are plenty of modern singer-songwriters, but there is…

— Zachary Levi

I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a book.

— Craig Finn

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