“I think about everything first. I think about the scenario: the story and the characters, what I'm trying to say and I'll think about that for a couple of days until it's all locked in and then when I get to an instrument it'll just fall out. But the song's kind of all ready there in my head.” ThinkingTryingFirstsKindCharacterStoriesSongFallReadyCoupleInstrumentsLockedScenarios Author:Graham Russell
“I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working in, he heard my music and he said, aw man, I've got to do something with you.” MenSaidGuySongDarkHeardCoupleHip HopStudiosHipsHops Author:Alan Vega
“Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer.” I CanPlaySongBitsRocksCoupleMusicianPicksGuitarSingersRock And Roll Author:Aaron Taylor-Johnson
“I'd been in a couple situations where I'd seen bands realize that they didn't have to get a good take in order to get something that sounded like a song. The musicians are there and they don't quite have it together, and then the engineer says, "Oh! That's okay, I'll just cut and paste the verse!"” TogetherSongOrderRealizingSituationCuttingCoupleBandMusicianOkayEngineersVerses Author:J. Robbins
“I took guitar lessons and recorded the song in New York. It was kind of a dream. I got to pretend I was a recording artist for a couple days.” KindDreamArtistSongNew YorkCoupleLessonsGuitar Author:Kristen Wiig
“Once I was checking to hotel and a couple saw my ring with Blues on it. They said, 'You play blues. That music is so sad.' I gave them tickets to the show, and they came up afterwards and said, 'You didn't play one sad song.'” SaidPlayShowsSongSawsCoupleMusic IsRingsHotelTicketsThey SaidSo SadBlues MusicSad Song Author:Buddy Guy
“Unfortunately I've been to jail a couple times. Anytime I come in it's difficult to make music, write songs.” WritingSongDifficultCoupleJail Author:Gucci Mane
“I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago. I have a song about that. And why wouldn't you? It strikes me that that was a huge event. It's kind of funny and horrible and interesting, so why wouldn't one write about that?” WritingYearsKindSongInterestingEventsHugeCoupleYears AgoStrikesHorribleHipsReplacements Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“You listen to your favorite song just until you're almost getting sick of it, and then it's so fun to rediscover it after a couple of months.” SongFunMonthsCoupleSickYour FavoriteFavorite Song Author:Anna Kendrick
“At the party, Rob Partridge said to me, "You gave hope to other balding men." My new epitaph: "Co-wrote a couple of decent songs and went bald shamelessly."” MenSaidSongPartyCoupleDecentEpitaph Author:Brian Eno
“And I think Taylor Swift is just an exemplary young lady. It's kind of interesting to see what a profound songwriter she is. I don't even think anyone has realized, the long term is going to be the bigger revelation. It's incredible how quickly she writes songs. We've hung out a couple times, we live near each other in Nashville.” ThinkingWritingKindLongYoungSongTermInterestingCoupleBiggerProfoundIncrediblesLong TermRevelationsHungSongwritersNashvilleYoung LadiesExemplary Author:Reese Witherspoon
“Some of your best songs come from a desperate attempt to escape, so sitting in an airport for hours I can just start pulling out little fragments of songs from my head. A lot of times a melody will just occur to me and be my companion for a couple of months.” LittlesI CanSongHoursMonthsCoupleSittingDesperateCompanionMelodyPullingFragmentsAirports Author:Andrew Bird
“You pick up loads of baggage with your first record with reaction to it from fans and critics. So I went to Ireland by myself for a couple of weeks with my guitar. I read lots of poetry, I read Patti Smith's autobiography and started words and phrases and then songs started to take shape.” FirstsSongRecordsWeekFansCoupleShapesPicksCriticsGuitarReactionsPhrasesIrelandLoadAutobiographyBaggage Author:Ellie Goulding
“But to make a holiday record that involves favorite American songs and then also get to sing about Jesus birth, it just seemed like a real easy, subtle way to combine a couple of things that I love.” WayRealSongJesusEasyRecordsBirthCoupleHolidaySubtleJesus Birth Author:Amy Grant
“Paper or razor blade, never give up And just remember just to hold out more A couple years ago I couldn't just control that thought You'd find me buskin' on the street When it was cold outdoors And now I'm sweating on the stage With the sold out tours Writing love songs for the sake of it Never to make a hit” GivingWritingYearsRememberSongStreetsStageColdCoupleGiving UpPaperYears AgoSakeNever Giving UpBladesFind MeRazorsSweatingSold OutWriting LoveWriting Love Songs Author:Ed Sheeran
“When I was 13 or 14, I took seven months off from touring. I did a lot of weekend gigs in Louisiana. We have fairs and festivals every weekend. But I took seven months off. That's when I really started digging deep. I wrote a couple songs that year that I still play every now and then for people.” PeopleYearsStillsPlaySongMonthsCoupleFairsSevenWeekendNow And ThenFestivalsTouringGigsDiggingLouisianaSeven MonthsDigging Deep Author:Hunter Hayes