Intentions Quote by Verite

I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the…

— John Legend

I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with…

— Midge Ure

When it comes to song creation, I throw in my ideas and have it discussed with the producer. The song gets its own characteristic…

— Hyuna

It's always amazing seeing the song-writing process. A song just starts off as just an idea or a story you want to tell. It…

— Manika

I'm all about melodies, and I find myself improvising most of the time with lyrics. Then I stick to a couple of lyrics and…

— Sophie Thatcher

Sometimes when you start writing a song, you dont know where theyre going to lead you. You just kind of follow the ideas that…

— Mike Campbell

When I'm a part of someone else's creative process, it's all about facilitating their ideas and hopefully bringing their perspective and making it a…

— Miguel

I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the lyrics later…

— Etgar Keret

Songs will always become a story in some way. I think it's my strongpoint as a writer musically. I don't shy away from it.…

— Mike Stud

As a musician, you write and make music as you go. It's definitely in a great sequence. When you release songs, you think, "Let…

— Juicy J

I like the idea of letting the music do its own work and the stories being more expressionful - if that's a word -…

— Johnny Flynn

My songwriting, when I'm writing, is nothing like it is in its finished form - but you have to start somewhere.

— Christine McVie