Songwriters Quotes

You're fools to try to be songwriters! - Barry Mann

Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish. - Shakira

When people who are songwriters say 'That's my property and if you give it away for free then I'll lose my incentive,' then, well, good riddance. - Ian MacKaye

When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do. - Dave Matthews

We're trying to find the heart and soul of each of these songwriters. The through-line is going to be basically how (Porter and Gershwin) worked and what inspired them. They're two of the most popular American songwriters; we're trying to show how Gershwin, in everything he did, tried to be American: He spoke more to the common man. And even though Cole Porter was from Peru, his music reflects more of a European style, so we're going to focus on that and how different they are. - Jeff Owen

We're at our best when Keith and Mick (are/aren't) getting along... As songwriters, they seem to be at their most creative when there's (harmony/tension). Go figure! - Ronnie Wood

We're all songwriters and singers and musicians. - Glenn Hudson

We're a part of the fabric of people's lives at this point. As songwriters, but also as a band, we can stand up there and sing songs that (people remember) listening to the first time (they) made out in the car with somebody. It's a big privilege for us. When we walk out there and sing those songs, you see what's in the eyes of those people. We're singing about everybody. - Richie Sambora

We were signed as songwriters before we got our deal as artists. - Lisa Origliasso

We wanted to put out a record that was way better than anything we put out in the past. So we (brought in outside songwriters). In the past we would have never toyed with that idea. - Chris Culos