#songwriter

I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good at encouraging young, talented songwriters to come forward and get exposure, I think it's important to give tomorrow's songwriters the opportunity. ↗

— Robin Gibb

#companies #day #encouraging #exposure #forward

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

#bee #bee gees #been #black #black music

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

— Neil Innes

#many #ones #only #really #songwriters

Townes van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that. ↗

— Steve Earle

#bob #boots #coffee #coffee table #cowboy

As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it. ↗

— K. D. Lang

#cord #cover #create #expand #hard

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

#business #business person #constant #down #goals

Irving Berlin was the greatest songwriter of all time. I was in awe of him. But his music wasn't my music. My music was the blues. ↗

— Jerry Leiber

#berlin #blues #greatest #him #his

As a songwriter, there's nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn't really celebrate, because it wasn't right. Luther wasn't standing next to me, to receive the award. ↗

— Richard Marx

#because #better #celebrate #i #luther

As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#as far as #been #berlin #cole #cole porter

A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself. ↗

— Dorothy Fields

#chosen #friends #himself #interested #milieu