Quotes by Songwriting Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody's living that. Not just somebody, there's a lot of people. Loretta Lynn songwriting writing people You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it. Lou Reed songwriting ask-me asks I love the pursuit of songwriting, and I've seen what songs can do in people's lives. Some of the stories that come back from songs flying around the globe are so encouraging. Matt Redman songwriting flying song 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. Matthew Sweet mind-your-own-business songwriting curious I've always loved songwriting, and I vowed to be a songwriter like Cole Porter when I was only 9 years old. Mel Brooks songwriters songwriting years I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself. Michael Bolton second-chance songwriting singing I never wrote poetry, just prose. I don't really consider songwriting a form of poetry either. The words are important, of course, but they're dependent on the music. Michael Gira songwriting form important I see songwriting as having to do with experience, and the more you've experienced, the better it is. But it has to be tempered, and you just must let your imagination run. Mick Jagger songwriting imagination running A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist. Mike Gordon collaborators singer-songwriters songwriting 'Insatiable', the album, was more of a project, really... it was more like a songwriting excursion and an exclusive deal that hadn't really ever been done that often before... me being like, 'ooh I'm an entrepreneur', rather than 'this is my singing career'. Nadine Coyle songwriting singing done I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting. Natalie Imbruglia natural-talent songwriting born Isolation is a big part of songwriting. Natalie Imbruglia songwriting isolation bigs Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest. Neil Diamond songwriting performing hardest I was always interested in science, and pre-med was arespectable thing to do while I ursued my songwriting. Neil Diamond meds songwriting things-to-do [Songwriting is] something that I own - it's my property, it's my music, it's my voice. Nick Jonas property songwriting voice Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act. Nick Cave songwriting All is fair in love and songwriting. Norah Jones fairs songwriting There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song. Norah Jones songwriting stuff song 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. Norah Jones songwriting song needs You're gonna have to learn to get out there in front of those cameras and hold your head up. Take charge when you're singing. Patsy Cline songwriting cameras singing «1234567»