Write Quotes
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I love pop music, but at the same time, I'm seeking to write whatever I'm organically inclined to.
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For me, the guitar was just a tool to make songs. I started when I was 10 - I learned what I had to learn to get my ideas across. I always felt I was a weak guitar player, but now I realize with the finger-picking stuff, I actually know how to do what I do with my songs, but I couldn't step in and be an overall guitar player. But my guitar playing has always been driven by the need to write songs.
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When I sit down to write, I consider myself an artist.
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I love the novels of Didion and Bret Ellis and consider them L.A. writers because they write about L.A.
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My instinct is to write under the cloak of an opaque historical setting.
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Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
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I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.
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I could probably have an idea one day and then go into the studio and really wanna write about just that idea that I have in mind. Or it can vary with just a simple beat and I just do a bunch of melodies on the track that inspire me.
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... every writer I had ever known wrote his best work when he had his back up against the wall and thought he would never write another word.
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I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
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I didn't want to write another book about fraudulence.
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I have this rule: It's like, if you write an amazing, cool song that you mean and then you go put your leather pants on and sing it in front of people; that's OK. But if you put your leather pants on and stand in front of the mirror and go, "Ok, I've got to write a song to fit these pants," then you're in trouble.
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I've been writing for years, you know, and when I get to a particular place, city, or different locale, I find myself first of all being challenged by those that love me to write more.
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It's so, so awful for my entire body and my spine and my hands, and I have a perfectly good desk to write at, but I don't care. I love writing in bed.
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Every writer has written a spec. It's the first thing you write, and it basically stands as a means of, 'Here's an example of how I tell stories.' It's almost like a business card.
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I say I write extrapolations. I look at data points and ask what the world could look like.
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There may be a point where I may decide to write an autobiography.
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Penmanship means a lot to me. I don't have cursive penmanship, though. I've created my own penmanship. It's very clear. Everyone can read it. I write things down all day long.
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Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.
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I am thankful that God gave me the ability to write!
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It's hard to be in the limelight and write songs that cater to fans that have expectations of you. We just want to write songs that we love, but all the different people with different ideas coming in make it difficult. We have to ask ourselves if we're writing for the most important people: the fans.
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Paris is an unsolved puzzle. She inspires me in a way that other places don't. And she demands more of me. Just try to write about her without bumping into cliche after cliche.
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I don't go into any album with pressing issues. I just try to write songs.
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If I didn't write, I'd be like a duvet cover; I have no other marketable skills.
