“It wasn't until I moved to Nashville that I realized what an amazing community it is. It's the thing I've been missing my whole career, the feeling of being able to sit around with a guitar and have people know each other's songs and know songs from people who've influenced all of us. When I moved here pretty early on Vince Gill started calling me to do guitar pulls, and I thought, gosh, this is just like heaven on earth down here.” PeopleKnowsWholeFeelingsAbleEarthSongHeavenCommunityCareersMissingCallingMovedGuitarI RealizedNashvilleHeaven On Earth Author:Sheryl Crow
“I realized that I started writing songs to make people feel how I felt, rather than just making them feel something. That's not the way I should do things.” PeopleWayFeelsShouldWritingSongFeltI RealizedWriting Songs Author:Marilyn Manson
“I took a lot time to do the first album, and I was really happy about that album. I co-wrote the songs and it was a learning process. When I was working on that album I realized, for the first time, that I could write my own songs.” WritingFirstsSongProcessMy OwnFirst TimeAlbumsI RealizedLearning ProcessReally Happy Author:Tove Styrke
“I realized that the people I want to impress most are already in my band. If I just do my best and try to write great songs and then collaborate with these guys and try to make a great record, that's my best path to success.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingGuySongPathRecordsBandI RealizedImpressPath To Success Author:Ed Robertson
“As you can imagine, over the years I have been asked many times to discuss and explain my song "American Pie." I have never discussed the lyrics, but have admitted to the Holly reference in the opening stanzas. You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but none of them by me. You will find many “interpretations” of my lyrics but none of them by me. Isn’t this fun? Sorry to leave you all on your own like this but long ago I realized that songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence.” ShouldYearsLongHas BeensMovingSongSilenceImagineSorryI RealizedStatementsOpeningInterpretationLong AgoPieSongwritersMaintainingHolliesAmerican Pie Author:Don McLean
“When I was a girl, I would make up songs for fun. Then I realized, after making them up, that I could remember how they went a week later - I remember that's when I thought: Maybe I'm gonna be a singer.” RememberSongGirlFunWeekSingersI Realized Author:Lady Saw