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Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be.

Stephen Malkmus

Song, Ideas, Vision

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On her new LP, Shatter, Jude Johnstone examines heartbreak and loss with such tender resignation that I wept in acknowledgement of its artful simplicity. A lesson in melodic grace delivered by as fine a singer-songwriter as any I know.

Rodney Crowell

Loss, Simplicity, Grace

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None of us went to university, none of us went to college, none of us played in a different band before, none of us done anything. We were the last great band to come out of nowhere, on an indie label. We've sold 50 million records. That's still the benchmark. Until someone does what we've done, I'll always consider myself the last big songwriter

Noel Gallagher

College, Doe, Different

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I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.

Noel Gallagher

Oasis, Musician, Talented Musicians

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Lizzy Parks. Check this out, this is brilliantShe is a fantastic jazz singer definitely one to watch from now on, she’s got a great voice and she’s a great songwriter as well

Jamie Cullum

Voice, Parks, Lizzy

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Taking a song and bringing it to life in a professional recording studio can be an intimidating process at first; I know it certainly was for me. So to be able to offer support and guidance to an emerging singer-songwriter is a huge honor. I look forward to playing a role in such an exciting time of someone's songwriting career.

Colbie Caillat

Song, Careers, Support

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Being a good songwriter means paying attention and sticking your hand out the window to catch the song on the way to someone else's house!

Nanci Griffith

Song, Mean, Hands

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A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.

Mike Gordon

Songwriting, Singer-songwriters, Collaborators

Interview with Brian Feller, phish.net. April 18, 1993.

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I'd advise all you songwriters out there, if you're getting into it for the business, go home and get a job digging ditches or something. Get a life. You'll learn a lot more, and you won't write a lot of rotten poetry.

Butch Hancock

Jobs, Home, Writing

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Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business.

Willie Nelson

Wise, Writing, Cynical

Willie Nelson, Bud Shrake, Edwin Shrake (2000). “Willie: An Autobiography”, p.144, Rowman & Littlefield

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Dear Sir: I will wish to establish my name as the best Ethiopian songwriter. But I am not encouraged in undertaking this as long as 'The Old Folks At Home' stares me in the face with another's name on it.

Stephen Foster

Home, Names, Long

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The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.

Rupert Holmes

Song, Writing, Rocks

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It's much easier to work on other people's music and play in other people's bands as a guitar player instead of being the main songwriter and singer. That's a really big job to do that.

James Iha

Jobs, Player, Guitar

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Obviously everybody knows that I'm an original songwriter and I got my band. And the guys in Sugar Money, no matter what, are part of my family and they always got something to do with me, and I don't care if they just hang out with me.

Bo Bice

Guy, Band, Care

"Rocking Runner-Up Bo Bice Wants To Show What He's Really About". Interview with Corey Moss, www.mtv.com. May 25, 2005.

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I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like.

Otis Blackwell

Nashville, Towns, Kind

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I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.

Sara Bareilles

Sound, Singers, Singer-songwriters

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My brother is an excellent songwriter, and I play guitar and drums.

Jeremy London

Brother, Guitar, Play

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I don't think rock n' roll songwriters should worry about art. I don't think it comes into it...as far as I'm concerned, Art is just short for Arthur.

Keith Richards

Art, Thinking, Rocks

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I'm a songwriter-I'm obligated to keep pushing myself.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Pushing

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I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter/rhythm-guitar player.

Rick Nielsen

Player, Thinking, Guitar

"Cheap Trick". Interview with John Krewson, www.avclub.com. March 12, 1997.

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I’m wearing out this new Coal Men record. I think it’s masterful start-to-finish. Dave Coleman is one of Americana music’s great songwriters, and I hope this record gets the attention it deserves.

Todd Snider

Men, Thinking, Attention

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With the Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, this is the Eisenhower-era revisited. It's ostrich time, where people are looking for comfort rather than challenge in their art. It's a lot easier to listen to Barry Manilow murder what are actually good songs from the '50s than to consider what [left-leaning songwriter] Steve Earle has to say.

David Fricke

Song, Art, Ostriches

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As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.

Ben Gibbard

Writing

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Audrey Auld is a great singer songwriter. She holds a unique place in contemporary Americana/Roots music. I believe that this uniqueness is largely due to the fact that she is Australian. This affords her a totally different attitude as an artist than traditional American contributors to this genre. Audrey is one of the most honest original artists I know.

Fred Eaglesmith

Attitude, Believe, Artist

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

Carly Rae Jepsen

Songbirds, Wanted, Known

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