“I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.” PeopleBelieveHardWantedUsedArtistSongMy OwnRecordsSawsIndustryMountainBuiltReputationLabelsBelieve In MeSongwritersClownRecord Labels Author:Emeli Sande
“I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of my records and establishing myself as a songwriter is super-important to me. Some people have that gift, where they can take on anything and make people believe it. I like to do a song from personal experience.” PeopleWritingBelieveHas BeensImportantFactsAbleSongRecordsSongwritersPersonal Experiences Author:Kate Voegele
“My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.” PeopleWritingWholeSongGoalCan DoAbilityKnowingRecordsInspireRelateJust OneSongwriters Author:Kate Voegele
“In Utero is a testament to the artistic vision of Kurt Cobain. It's kind of a weird record, and it's strangely beautiful at the same time. And if you look at Kurt's paintings and his drawings - he even did a sculpture for me - it's a rising, tortured-spirit person. It's kind of weird. It's done well, but it's like what Dave was saying about having your own sound. Kurt was a great songwriter. He knew he had a good ear for a hook [and was] a great singer, great guitar player, and In Utero is a good representation of what he liked in art and how he expressed himself.” IfsWellsLooksKindPersonsArtDoneBeautifulSpiritSoundVisionRecordsPlayerPaintingEarsGuitarDrawingSingersArtisticRisingSongwritersRepresentationTestamentHookSculptureGuitar PlayerDaveArtistic VisionCobain Author:Krist Novoselic
“I don't take off as many days as most other producers and songwriters, so I'm working every single day, and I do songs every day. So it's just about finding time, scheduling, getting in and cutting the records. I make it happen and that's the name of the game. It's no excuses - you gotta figure it out.” HappensSongGamesNamesRecordsCuttingFiguresFindingsExcuseProducersSongwritersMake It HappenNo ExcusesSchedulingExcuse You Author:Rico Love
“Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.” StillsAgeYoungRecordsHeardMusicianSingersCompareBotherBobSongwritersYoung AgeDylan Author:Black Francis
“I've had offers to sign a record deal, but the people I've talked to have wanted to package me and have me meet with songwriters who've written stuff for Whitney Houston, that sort of thing. That's not at all my style.” PeopleWantedStuffDealsRecordsWrittenStyleOffersSongwritersPackagesHoustonWhitney Author:Lukas Haas
“I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say.” WantStillsSoulHelpingArtistKnownRecordsStageGloryTrainHelping OthersProducersSongwritersSoloCraveSpotlightSoul Train Author:Narada Michael Walden
“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.” ThinkingGivingImportantYoungOpportunityCompanyRecordsTalentTomorrowSongwritersExposureReally HappyRecord Companies Author:Robin Gibb
“I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of view. After four tracks, you start to get worn down no matter how good it is. It can be relentlessly good, but it's still going to wear you out.” IfsThinkingPersonsStillsMatterViewsRecordsFourTrackPoint Of ViewWornSongwritersTedious Author:Andrew Bird
“I'm the only girl songwriter that fights for a lot of things. I fight for songwriting fees, which record labels want you to shut up about.” WantGirlFightingRecordsLabelsSongwritingSongwritersShut UpFeesRecord Labels Author:Ester Dean
“I'm always looking for overlooked post-Dylan singer-songwriter records from the '70s.” RecordsSingersPostsSongwritersDylanSinger SongwritersOverlooked Author:Noah Baumbach
“For a producer, you want to be in L.A. You want to be close to the action, and in L.A. there are always singers, artists, songwriters, collaborators and other producers. It's easy to get access to all that, which gives you more opportunity to work records.” WantGivingActionArtistOpportunityEasyRecordsAccessSingersProducersSongwritersEasy To GetCollaborators Author:Steve Aoki
“I wake up in the morning, or the middle of the night when an idea comes through. My songwriting style, basically I just write down information given to me from the muse and how that works for songwriters. Record the muse and the muse delivers.” WritingIdeasNightGivenMorningRecordsMiddleStyleInformationWake UpSongwritingSongwritersMuseMiddle Of The NightWriting Style Author:Creed Bratton
“Although I have guitars all around and I pick themm up occasionally and write a tune and make a record, I don't really see myself as a musician. It may seem a funny thing to say. It's just like, I write lyrics amd I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together - that makes me.” WritingMaySeemsTogetherSongRecordsMusicianPicksGuitarProducersTunesSongwritersFunny ThingsLyricists Author:George Harrison
“If you're a novelist, you have sort of themes that run throughout novels. You start a novel and you finish a novel. With record-making in the singer-songwriter world or whatever it is that I do, it's a little different because there is no specific arc that is necessarily, like it's not a concept record.” IfsWorldLittlesDifferentRunningNovelRecordsConceptsSingersNovelistsThemeSongwritersSinger SongwritersArcs Author:Amos Lee
“Songwriters tend to make records instead of talking to people.” PeopleTalkingRecordsSongwriters Author:Sharleen Spiteri