224 Songwriter Quotes for You to Enjoy

I would love to work with Paolo Nutini because he is so soulful and an amazing songwriter. Birdy

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I've had a lot of successes as a songwriter, and I really have nothing to prove in that arena, so I'm just excited about the next challenge of pursuing this artist thing. Bonnie McKee

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Not being a natural songwriter... for me the appreciation of a great song and the writers came early on, growing up in a musical family. My dad got to sing songs by some of the greatest writers of all time, Rodgers and Hammerstein. Bonnie Raitt

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As a songwriter, it can be a kiss of death for you to fall in love. Brad Paisley

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I'd love to claim the title of 'songwriter' or 'intellectual,' but the truth is that anything that I ever learned how to do in conjunction with music was purely so that I would have a platform to sing from. Brandi Carlile

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'In Case You Didn't Know' was written in Mexico, actually, on a songwriter's retreat. Brett Young

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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet. Bryan Adams

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I started listening to The-Dream a lot. That's when I really got into writing songs. I like the way he put lyrics and makes his songs. So I was like, 'All right,' and I just started writing. That's when I started wanting to be a songwriter. Bryson Tiller

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Most of my songs are inspired by both falling in love and heartache. And it was a turning point for me as a singer and songwriter as it dawned on me that I wasn't being honest enough about what I truly feel. Calum Scott

I always wanted to be known as a songwriter and not just a songbird. Carly Rae Jepsen

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I'm a songwriter first. Carole King

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As a songwriter, that's really what you hope for - to make that connection with your audience. Chang Chen-yue

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'Marvin Gaye' came about my first day in L.A. It was kind of crazy that that's my first song that I wrote and it blew up that much. What's crazy is the next day I wrote 'See You Again,' so that's pretty interesting. I was trying to prove myself as a songwriter. Charlie Puth

I came out to L.A. to be a songwriter and not an artist, and I'm so excited because I always secretly wanted to be an artist. Charlie Puth

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When I hear the piano played in a compositional way, like in a songwriter's way in a compositional way, there's a certain arc to that that I love. Chick Corea

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I moved to Nashville to be a songwriter. I found out that was a job, that someone would pay you to sit in a room with a guitar and make up songs! It is the greatest job in the world. I wrote three or four songs a day. That's what I lived for. Chris Stapleton

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College didn't stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I've always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a songwriter, which I didn't realize was a real job. Chris Stapleton

The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat. Chuck D

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I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me. Cyndi Lauper

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Due to my work as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and author, hundreds of people stream in and out of my basement studio to help me with my creative projects. Dan Hill

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Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter. Danny Brown

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50 Cent's a songwriter. He understood and liked my music, but he didn't understand me. Danny Brown

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