Writing Songs Quotes - Page 8

I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them.

Neko Case

Song, Writing, People

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God gave music the power to carry his light into the darkness. That’s a mighty privilege. It means intentionally telling stories and writing songs that bear truth that outlasts the songs themselves. If I did this in hopes of thunderous applause and piles of cash, I would have quit years ago. But there are moments on the stage when I sense something magical, a connection with the band and the audience, when our stories intersect and suddenly we’re wading in an ancient river. Suddenly the song is secondary to the greater story being told through each of us.

Andrew Peterson

Song, Writing, Mean

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We were writing songs about girls when we still thought girls had cooties.

Isaac Hanson

Girl, Song, Writing

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When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs.

Otis Blackwell

Song, Writing, Piano

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We always feel pretty creative as far as writing songs. We write them together; we just get in a room, or on occasion in Flea's garage. We just sort of improvise, like jazz musicians.

Chad Smith

Song, Writing, Creative

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I'm removed in my real life, and unable to express certain things face to face. So I have always found myself in this fantasy world. That's why I started writing songs and stories from a very young age. I'd much rather walk around anonymously cooking up tales than face the people that I have known forever.

Jenny Lewis

Song, Real, Writing

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In writing songs, I've learned as much from Cezanne as I have from Woody Guthrie.

Bob Dylan

Wise, Song, Writing

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I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it...Something that's written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.

Debbie Harry

Song, Writing, Mean

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I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple. I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it...Music is spiritual. The music business is not. Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.

Van Morrison

Spiritual, Song, Jobs

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Guys like Otis Blackwell and Bobby Darin, and all the guys who were writing songs for Elvis at the time, just hanging around, writing songs, talking about music.

Johnny Ramistella

Song, Writing, Redneck

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When I try to explain to people the big influences in my life, or at least when I first started, the most important ones were my friends who were also writing songs and were typically four or five years older than me.

Conor Oberst

Song, Writing, Years

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I really enjoy the therapeutic value of writing songs.

Shannon Hoon

Song, Writing, Enjoy

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I have four shelves covered with journals that I've written. Dad and I are writing songs together. I've probably written 100 songs.

Miley Cyrus

Song, Dad, Writing

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I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

Tracy Chapman

Song, Writing, Guitar

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There's always gonna be guys who are just wonderful singers and probably shouldn't be writing songs. Then there's always gonna be guys who move up the ranks writing. I don't know what's healthier or what's the best thing - probably whatever yields the best songs.

Luke Bryan

Song, Moving, Writing

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Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with something.

Luke Bryan

Song, Writing, Careers

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I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter.

Mel Brooks

Song, Writing, Songwriters

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While I'm playing baseball, I'm still writing songs and having tapes sent to me. I'm sure I'll spend a lot of time in the whirlpool resting these tired bones, so I'll be thinking of music then.

Garth Brooks

Baseball, Song, Writing

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Yeah, I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

Jeff Bridges

Song, Teenager, Writing

"Jeff Bridges Abides". Interview with Tim Mcdonnell, www.motherjones.com. November, 2011.

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I'd probably be a super wealthy guy if I had sat around writing songs and getting them placed like everyone else I know. But I write songs about people or after I meet them and they're somewhat biographical - they're fiction but also non-fiction.

Nile Rodgers

Song, Writing, People

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Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover.

Shakira

Song, Writing, Heart

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You're not going to die," I told her, lifting my head to look at her. "I'm not done writing songs about you yet.

Maggie Stiefvater

Song, Writing, Looks

Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.551, Scholastic Inc.

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I'm not done writing songs about you yet.

Maggie Stiefvater

Song, Writing, Done

Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.551, Scholastic Inc.

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It's been an objective of mine since I started writing songs to include both intellect and energy.

Greg Graffin

Song, Writing, Energy

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I didn't really know what I was doing when I started. I just started writing songs. After two songs I just continued to explore it.

Neil Young

Song, Writing, Two

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