Songwriting Quotes - page 4

With Sleater-Kinney, we did a lot of improvisation in our live shows, and even our process of songwriting involved bringing in disparate parts and putting them together to form something cohesive. (Carrie Brownstein)

People keep putting limitations on themselves and creating this reality that soul music is dead. That's only in their reality. It's not true. To me, Adele is R&B. Bruno Mars is R&B. It's just good songwriting and songs. That is going to last.

Ester Dean

I think most of the work of songwriting is thinking of great phrases - I'm addicted, always on the hunt for a really great phrase.

Ezra Furman

Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking.

Glen Hansard

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.

Hunter Hayes

I've been writing a lot about my encounter with love. Which is the white stag as far as songwriting is concerned because love songs are so banal, and my experience with love is anything but that.

J Tillman

I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.

Jane Wiedlin

Basically, I'm just a guitar player that figured out I wasn't ever gonna be able to buy dinner with my guitar playing. So I got into songwriting, which is a little more profitable business.

J.J. Cale

Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.

Jo Stafford

When you get married and have children, and you start having hits and success and your business starts growing, there's less and less time for songwriting.

Josh Turner

I started playing guitar and writing songs when I was 15. I think what mainly sparked my interest was just the fact that I grew up listening to Cheryl King, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor, and was just always inspired by that sort of organic art, and organic songs and just very natural songwriting that came out of some of those artists. (Kate Voegele)

Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with something.

Luke Bryan

I feel like I'm creeping closer to finding the situation that triggers songwriting, which is obviously an extreme of an emotion.

Laura Marling

I love my complexion, but like so many of us, in the early years at primary school, I grew up thinking that my dark skin wasn't a great thing. I've found freedom in music and songwriting, which has given me a freedom in how I present myself. I'm glad I've got makeup to celebrate that with.

Laura Mvula

I like songs in all different genres and types. My production and songwriting is everything from pop rock to hip-hop and everything in between.

Alex Clare

I felt I never needed to fight for a more prominent songwriting and increased vocal role with the Cars.

Benjamin Orr

I think my favorite thing is songwriting.

Carlos Ponce

That's the great thing about songwriting: You have that time to have perspective and look back and think about all the things you'd want to say.

Gin Wigmore

Location is a very important aspect to songwriting.

Ken Hill

I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.

Miguel

I think my songwriting might be a little more on the darker side maybe. (Neko Case)

When I get all focused on songwriting, I get into all the marketing and promotion that we do to make it happen. Then the right song comes along and blows it all out of the water. The right song will do it for you every time.

Ronnie Dunn

I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes.

Sharon Van Etten

I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be.

Steve Earle

And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a process that we have to grow with together.

Stone Gossard

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