195 Songwriting Quotes for You to Enjoy

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

Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it. Shakira

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

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I can perform easily; I don't mind getting up in front of people at all. I've always sung and felt confident about that, and guitar playing isn't a stretch, but songwriting is. We all have our challenges in what we do, and that's mine. Shawn Colvin

I remember when I started writing lyrics, I was very grand. I tried to use a lot of symbols,because I thought that's how songwriting should be - with imagery and metaphor. I figured, after a while, maybe I should just write it as I would say in real life. Sigrid

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My daughter is far more talented than me in the songwriting department - far more. Sissy Spacek

Me Daughter More Songwriting Talented Than Department Far

When I work with artists, I give them a general guideline of what my vision is. Then they're going to speak their minds on how they view it, too. The song that defines 'Neon Future' the best is the title track. I wrote that with Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun. It's through his words. We had an amazing songwriting session together, connecting. Steve Aoki

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There's a big gaping hole in the EDM space for songwriting. It's one thing to learn how to be a great sound designer and become big just on sound design. Especially if you're in the dubstep category, it's like, how much fatter and more interesting can you make those drops. Steve Aoki

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Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting. Teddy Thompson

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My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all. The Weeknd

Those Vocals Inspired Songwriting Environment Around Production

It was actually working with Kendrick Lamar that pushed me further into the act of songwriting, specifically. Thundercat

Me Further Pushed Songwriting Working Act Specifically Actually

The joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying to create a hit single, or if you have conscious thoughts of a particular outcome for the music. Tim Finn

I feel like songwriting, for me, is kind of therapy. Tom Walker

Me Kind Songwriting Feel Like Therapy

It all comes together. It's - that's the way it's always worked for me with songwriting. Tracy Chapman

Me Together Way Songwriting Always Worked

Anyone who takes the craft of songwriting seriously I radiate towards. Spending time with Daryl Hall was a dream come true. I picked his brain a lot because Hall And Oats is timeless. Travie McCoy

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter. Trey Songz

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My third hire when I came to Spotify was Tiffany Kumar, who came on as our global head of songwriter relations. The whole idea was to put our heads together and figure out how to build and contribute within the songwriting community. Troy Carter

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A lot of bands are influenced by other bands, and that informs their songwriting for sure. It definitely informs my songwriting, too. But it's more about not thinking about it, and if it comes out of you, it's better. Ty Segall

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No I.D. is like an alchemist and he'll only give you so much at one time. It's for the best at the end of the day, cause through the process of working with No I.D. I was able to soak up his perspective for songwriting and production and keeping music alive. Vic Mensa

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Songwriting is such a sensitive energy. It's just a vibration of frequencies. Victoria Monet

Energy Songwriting Just Vibration Sensitive

But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging. Warren Zevon

Songwriting Between Arranging Line Thin

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