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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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• Nathan McEuen's light is shining bright. A fine singer, guitarist and an excellent songwriter. There is hope on the horizon.

  Chris Hillman

  Light, Shining, Horizon

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• Ryan Alvanos is an offbeat, insanely inventive singer-songwriter who sneaks up on you with a sly wit and subtle power.

  Steve Morse

  Singers, Subtle, Offbeat

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• Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers.

  Cub Koda

  Artist, Rocks, Rock And Roll

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• I'm a songwriter. So I'm OK. But when I wrote "Stand By Me" as a song and to know that the song will probably be here for hundred and hundreds of years to come, it's great, you know. And it was just simple lyrics.

  Ben E. King

  Song, Simple, Years

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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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• My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would really push me to develop as a songwriter.

  Tori Amos

  Brother, Years, Musician

  "What I know about men". Interview with Adam Mattera, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2009.

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• 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

  Simple, Way, My Favorite

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• I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.

  John Mayer

  Player, Guitar, Singers

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• As part of Depeche Mode, I don't think it's right for me to be using my own songs for a solo project. I'm not a very prolific songwriter, so I keep those for Depeche Mode.

  Martin Gore

  Song, Thinking, Projects

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• I'd love to collaborate and write a song with Will Gallagher from Oasis. I think he's a great songwriter.

  Taylor Momsen

  Song, Writing, Thinking

  Interview With Kelli Acciardo, www.seventeen.com. April 15, 2011.

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• I'm not a virtuoso on an instrument. You know, I'm not always singing in pitch. I laugh sometimes my way through the shows, but I'm an honest songwriter who's always tried to bring the audience with me on my journey in hopes that they see their own lives reflected in the work.

  Jason Mraz

  Journey, Laughing, Singing

  "Talk Asia". www.cnn.com. November 16, 2012.

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• You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

  Jason Mraz

  Song, Hands, People

  "Talk Asia". www.cnn.com. November 16, 2012.

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• I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.

  Katy Perry

  Writing, Thinking, Appreciate

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• I have always been a singer/songwriter and I was pushed in places I didn't want to do, like pop or top forty. I don't belong there.

  Lisa Marie Presley

  Want, Singers, Pops

  "Lisa Marie Presley on turning her back on Hollywood, living with her father's fame" by Hollie McKay, www.foxnews.com. May 17, 2012.

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• I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I roll. I love being a curator and a musicologist. People write me letters and thank me for turning them on to Fred McDowell and Sippie Wallace, and that's partly my job this time around.

  Bonnie Raitt

  Jobs, Writing, Artist

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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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• Liz [Gillies] doesn't really listen to anything new, besides Adele, Ariana Grande, and stuff like that. She loves '70s music and old '60s songs. She loves songwriters from the '70s that I hate, like Jim Croce and James Taylor, and she loves Stevie Nicks and old jazz classics.

  Denis Leary

  Song, Hate, Liz

  "Denis Leary on ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’ Season 2 and Playing Johnny Rock". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 30, 2016.

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• I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16 I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.

  Ed Sheeran

  Cds, Dublin, Want

  "Interview with UK Pop Sensation Ed Sheeran". Interview with Marian Tuin, www.axs.com. January 20, 2012.

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• I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier.

  Robert Smith

  Class, Musician, Honestly

  The Hit magazine, 1985.

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• Being a songwriter does not rely on an audience or other band members or a camera. I can just sit in a room and write songs.

  Rick Springfield

  Song, Writing, Cameras

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• I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician and songwriter.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Musician, Would Be, Saws

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• I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.

  Gwen Stefani

  Writing, People, Feel Good

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• I'm not a natural songwriter.

  Rod Stewart

  Natural

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• Today, I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don't know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them, from 'Redemption Song' to 'Is This Love?' and 'I Shot the Sheriff.'

  Bruno Mars

  Song, Powerful, People

  "Bruno Mars: The complete Q&A interview". Interiew with George Varga, www.sandiegouniontribune.com. June 9, 2011.

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