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Songwriting Quotes

Songwriting is something I really need to work on. I don't have very many songs but I really love it. I would love to be a great song writer some day Picture Quote #1

My friends and I took songwriting very, very seriously. My hero was and still is Bob Dylan, but also people like Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and that whole generation Picture Quote #1

Great classic music that I’ve been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting Picture Quote #1

I love songwriting. It’s second to my love for singing in how I express myself Picture Quote #1

Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It’s something I don’t feel like I really control Picture Quote #1

I wanted to play rock and roll when I started playing. Nobody at that time ever thought about songwriting. You sang songs, that’s all. You sang other people’s songs. That’s all there were Picture Quote #1

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My songwriting and my style became more complex as I listened, learned, borrowed and stole and put my music together Picture Quote #1

I’ve gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I’ve gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years Picture Quote #1

With acting I am being led by the script, other actors, the director, etc. But with songwriting I feel it is much more self reliant and allows me to be in the creative experience without being as dependent on others Picture Quote #1

Songwriting is different from music, although I don’t deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory Picture Quote #1

When you have kids, you see life through different eyes. You feel love more deeply and are maybe a little more compassionate. It’s inevitable that that would make its way into your songwriting Picture Quote #1

At first it was my brother’s songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me Picture Quote #1

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It wasn’t so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on my own and sort of explore. I never felt that where I was ever influenced my songwriting Picture Quote #1

Each song has its own secret that’s different from another song, and each has its own life. Sometimes it has to be teased out, whereas other times it might come fast. There are no laws about songwriting or producing. It depends on what you’re doing, not just who you’re doing Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again Picture Quote #1

My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I’ve been going through a personal nightmare Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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When I’m writing I’ve been playing something for a couple of hours and I’m almost in a trance. At two or three in the morning you can actually see bits of inspiration floating about and grab them... I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote a lot of them. But it was really by my own choosing because I was devoting myself to songwriting and dancing and I wasn’t really going out and seeing people Picture Quote #1

I am nervous that the craft of songwriting is taking a nose dive... And since I’m a songwriter and I connect with an interpretative, you know, interpretation of a song, I miss it. I just miss it Picture Quote #1

I can draw with sound. That’s the most useful thing I learned in terms of what my craft is... The arrangements were mine. They were little lines and stuff that I had written myself... And I was locked into this idea that vocals didn’t count, melodies didn’t count, songwriting craftsmanship didn’t count. The only thing that counted was high arching guitar solos Picture Quote #1

I had to really do some studying and examination of my own songwriting and I realized that, there’s not a formula by any stretch of the imagination and aren’t any rules, but there are principles. The first one is that art is a process, not a product. In fact, that holds true for damn near everything we do in life. The product is just something that happens. If you’re faithful to the process, the product takes care of itself Picture Quote #1

Songwriting is a really fortunate skill to have to frame living and to find new ways to observe things you’re going through Picture Quote #1

Songwriting can be cathartic, but then you just keep it private. If you’re going to play out and have other people listen to you, then you need to make sure there’s some point to what you’re saying Picture Quote #1

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Songwriting is like working on a jigsaw puzzle, and it doesn’t make any sense until you find that last piece. It has to make sense or it doesn’t work Picture Quote #1

Songwriting becomes a conscious attempt to delve into the unconscious. Even those writers who scoff at the concept of a spiritual source for their songs admit that the phenomenon of having them simply arrive feels magical Picture Quote #1

I don’t know exactly where the ideas come from, but when I get into a songwriting mode and it’s coming along, it’s like you’re on the front end of a boat and you’re going through the water, and the breeze is blowing through your hair and the water’s smooth, and you’re going out to sea. I love that feeling Picture Quote #1

As I started writing about loss and grief, I was taking what felt unmanageable and using my songwriting, my sense of poetry and discipline, to try and make it manageable Picture Quote #1

I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about Picture Quote #1

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don’t just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day Picture Quote #1

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Songwriting is something I really need to work on. I don't have very many songs but I really love it. I would love to be a great song writer some day (Songwriting Quotes) My friends and I took songwriting very, very seriously. My hero was and still is Bob Dylan, but also people like Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and that whole generation (Songwriting Quotes) Great classic music that I’ve been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting (Songwriting Quotes) I love songwriting. It’s second to my love for singing in how I express myself (Songwriting Quotes) Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It’s something I don’t feel like I really control (Songwriting Quotes) I wanted to play rock and roll when I started playing. Nobody at that time ever thought about songwriting. You sang songs, that’s all. You sang other people’s songs. That’s all there were (Songwriting Quotes) My songwriting and my style became more complex as I listened, learned, borrowed and stole and put my music together (Songwriting Quotes) I’ve gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I’ve gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years (Songwriting Quotes) With acting I am being led by the script, other actors, the director, etc. But with songwriting I feel it is much more self reliant and allows me to be in the creative experience without being as dependent on others (Songwriting Quotes) Songwriting is different from music, although I don’t deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory (Songwriting Quotes) When you have kids, you see life through different eyes. You feel love more deeply and are maybe a little more compassionate. It’s inevitable that that would make its way into your songwriting (Songwriting Quotes) At first it was my brother’s songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me (Songwriting Quotes) It wasn’t so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on my own and sort of explore. I never felt that where I was ever influenced my songwriting (Songwriting Quotes) Each song has its own secret that’s different from another song, and each has its own life. Sometimes it has to be teased out, whereas other times it might come fast. There are no laws about songwriting or producing. It depends on what you’re doing, not just who you’re doing (Songwriting Quotes) 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 (Songwriting Quotes) The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again (Songwriting Quotes) My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I’ve been going through a personal nightmare (Songwriting Quotes) 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 (Songwriting Quotes) When I’m writing I’ve been playing something for a couple of hours and I’m almost in a trance. At two or three in the morning you can actually see bits of inspiration floating about and grab them... I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote a lot of them. But it was really by my own choosing because I was devoting myself to songwriting and dancing and I wasn’t really going out and seeing people (Songwriting Quotes) I am nervous that the craft of songwriting is taking a nose dive... And since I’m a songwriter and I connect with an interpretative, you know, interpretation of a song, I miss it. I just miss it (Songwriting Quotes) I can draw with sound. That’s the most useful thing I learned in terms of what my craft is... The arrangements were mine. They were little lines and stuff that I had written myself... And I was locked into this idea that vocals didn’t count, melodies didn’t count, songwriting craftsmanship didn’t count. The only thing that counted was high arching guitar solos (Songwriting Quotes) I had to really do some studying and examination of my own songwriting and I realized that, there’s not a formula by any stretch of the imagination and aren’t any rules, but there are principles. The first one is that art is a process, not a product. In fact, that holds true for damn near everything we do in life. The product is just something that happens. If you’re faithful to the process, the product takes care of itself (Songwriting Quotes) Songwriting is a really fortunate skill to have to frame living and to find new ways to observe things you’re going through (Songwriting Quotes) Songwriting can be cathartic, but then you just keep it private. If you’re going to play out and have other people listen to you, then you need to make sure there’s some point to what you’re saying (Songwriting Quotes) Songwriting is like working on a jigsaw puzzle, and it doesn’t make any sense until you find that last piece. It has to make sense or it doesn’t work (Songwriting Quotes) Songwriting becomes a conscious attempt to delve into the unconscious. Even those writers who scoff at the concept of a spiritual source for their songs admit that the phenomenon of having them simply arrive feels magical (Songwriting Quotes) I don’t know exactly where the ideas come from, but when I get into a songwriting mode and it’s coming along, it’s like you’re on the front end of a boat and you’re going through the water, and the breeze is blowing through your hair and the water’s smooth, and you’re going out to sea. I love that feeling (Songwriting Quotes) As I started writing about loss and grief, I was taking what felt unmanageable and using my songwriting, my sense of poetry and discipline, to try and make it manageable (Songwriting Quotes) I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about (Songwriting Quotes) For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don’t just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day (Songwriting Quotes)

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