#songwriter

Sinatra was pretty astute - he used the best songwriters around, he used all the resources, he covered every song from the era basically. ↗

— Martin Fry

#astute #basically #best #covered #era

It's unfortunate we've never been just songwriters. ↗

— Adolph Green

#just #never #songwriters #unfortunate

Why I write music? Because it hurts not to. ↗

— Charlotte Eriksson

#create #inspiration #motivation #music #musician

My brother is an excellent songwriter, and I play guitar and drums. ↗

— Jeremy London

#drums #excellent #guitar #i #play

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery. ↗

— Grant-Lee Phillips

#easier #find #i #i think #inspiration

Now, as I understand it, the bards were feared. They were respected, but more than that they were feared. If you were just some magician, if you'd pissed off some witch, then what's she gonna do, she's gonna put a curse on you, and what's gonna happen? Your hens are gonna lay funny, your milk's gonna go sour, maybe one of your kids is gonna get a hare-lip or something like that — no big deal. You piss off a bard, and forget about putting a curse on you, he might put a satire on you. And if he was a skilful bard, he puts a satire on you, it destroys you in the eyes of your community, it shows you up as ridiculous, lame, pathetic, worthless, in the eyes of your community, in the eyes of your family, in the eyes of your children, in the eyes of yourself, and if it's a particularly good bard, and he's written a particularly good satire, then three hundred years after you're dead, people are still gonna be laughing, at what a twat you were. ↗

— Alan Moore

#artists-way #bard #irony #modernity-is-a-sickness #musicians

A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime. ↗

— Bryan Adams

#anytime #done #just #song #songs

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet. ↗

— Bryan Adams

#better #both #clever #craft #distraction

Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff. ↗

— Amy Winehouse

#coming #felt #great #having #i

When I am not working, I go to the movies, text my friends, my thumbs are faster than lightening on that keyboard!, write songs, sing, dance, Facebook, Twitter and spend time with my besties. I am also a songwriter and I love to write about my life experiences. ↗

— Ariel Winter

#also #am #dance #experiences #facebook