#songwriter

The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it's never been difficult to pick up on the changing styles of music out there, and soul has always been my favourite genre. ↗

— Robin Gibb

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As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life. ↗

— Ben Gibbard

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A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist. ↗

— Mike Gordon

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In many ways, Viv and I were the only ones who were really songwriters. ↗

— Neil Innes

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It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing songs for and what your goals are as a songwriter. So believe me, if you think I've got it down I don't it is a constant struggle. ↗

— Christine Lavin

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Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be. ↗

— Stephen Malkmus

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Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. ↗

— Barry Mann

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There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are. ↗

— Barry Mann

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One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers. ↗

— Barry Mann

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

— John Mayer

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