Songwriters Quotes

We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out.

Jimmy Webb
People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos.

Cass McCombs

The '80s was an interesting, confining time for songwriters, so we were just sort of riffing in our own language, off to the side.

Nancy Wilson Heart
- Time
- Sort
- Riffing
All the songwriters that I worked with said they'd like to work with me again. Such things serve as much inspiration for me. I regard myself a melody maker so it made me happy to be recognized for my work.

Lee Seung-hyun Big Bang
I see what other people do and what songwriters don't. They don't get out and take care of themselves. Producers turn themselves into a massive brand. Songwriters tend to be under someone else's umbrella. If you're building your own legacy, it can't be under an umbrella.

Esther Renay Dean
- Legacy
- Brand
- Producers
My downfall emotionally is musicians and songwriters.

Marcia Strassman
Songs come when they wanna come and I'll work at it when I feel like working at it. There are some songwriters that write every day, and I'm definitely not one of those guys. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It's just kind of what I do.

William Clark Green
- Writing
- Song
- Things
I would like to see every single soldier on every single side, just take off your helmet, unbuckle your kit, lay down your rifle, and set down at the side of some shady lane, and say, nope, I aint a gonna kill nobody. Plenty of rich folks wants to fight. Give them the guns.

Woody Guthrie
- Giving
- Peace
- Fighting