“I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting.” FeelsCountryTalentMusic IsSongwriting Author:Carrie Underwood
“And Paul hits this chord, and I turn to him and say, 'That's it! Do that again!' In those days we really used to absolutely write like that - both playing into each other's noses.” WritingUsedTurnsMusicMusic IsNosesSongwritingChords Author:John Lennon
“The New Kids took some hits for, you know, not writing their own music. But on a songwriting standpoint, I mean, I'd never written music before when I was in the group, ... Now the music is my music, so it's kind of like my baby, and that was a whole different experience.” KnowsWritingKindMeanDifferentWholeKidsWrittenGroupsBabyMusic IsSongwritingStandpointMy BabyDifferent Experiences Author:Joey McIntyre
“I think Americana music is music that is generally more singer/songwriter oriented. It has more to do with the songwriting. The music, it's more like stories set to music.” ThinkingStoriesMusic IsSingersSongwritingSongwritersSinger SongwritersAmericana Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“Folk music is not for a select group of people who feel that maybe he taught them about this music and that it belongs to them. It doesn't belong only to them. It belongs to everyone who's interested in the blueprints of good songwriting.” PeopleMusic IsSongwritingSelectFolk Music Author:Jakob Dylan
“What keeps me motivated to create new music is the joy of songwriting. The joy of being creative. The joy of writing a poem or essay. Writing anything. I just love writing, whether it is music or words. I just didn't need to share it for the last 18 years. When you share it, it brings on other things, which is good.” WritingJoyCreativeShareMusic IsSongwritingMotivatedBe CreativeEssays Author:Nick Heyward