“The process depends on the situation, and I don't think there are any two songs that have gone exactly the same way... well, actually, that's not true.” ThinkingWayWellsTwoSongProcessSituationGoneDepends Author:Michael McKean
“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
“When I was first writing, I used to sit at the piano and play songs - I'd write one or two a night. It was my hobby. At some point, it then became a process that was mainly done within the context of the studio, and writing became part of the recording process.” WritingFirstsTwoDonePlayUsedNightSongProcessStudiosPianoHobbies Author:Kate Bush
“My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for me to communicate, because I think tha'ts my prime objective on this planet.” ThinkingWritingYearsRealSongOpportunityProcessWrittenPlanetsMy FavoriteCommunicateObjectivesPrimeGreat Opportunity Author:Gloria Estefan
“I can't relate to the process of just disappearing and writing a record, all at the same time, followed by the sort of drudgery of going out on tour and trying to recreate the record, playing the same 12 songs every night.” WritingTryingI CanNightSongProcessRecordsDisappearRelateEvery NightGoing OutDrudgery Author:Andrew Bird
“Folk music is not so much a body of art as it is a process, an attitude, and a way of life; its distinguishing features lie not within the songs themselves, but in the relations of those songs to a folk culture.” WayArtBodyLyingSongCultureProcessAttitudeMusic IsRelationFolksFeaturesFolk Music Author:Sam Hinton
“Sometimes touring can warp reality because you're never in one place long enough to get a feel for it. You don't interact with people long enough to know what real life is. That's why a lot of artists write songs about longing and missing people when they're on the road. I do my best to keep my mind open and I read a lot when I'm on tour, so I hope I have good things to write about. I'm constantly in the songwriting process.” PeopleKnowsFeelsWritingMindLongRealSometimesEnoughRealityLife IsArtistSongProcessMissingLongingGood ThingsReal LifeSongwritingWriting ProcessTouringWarp Author:Jason Mraz
“I have to feel connected before I record and the song has to spark something inside me. Very few songs do that. I guess it's a good process because I love all of my music.” FeelsSongProcessRecordsConnectedSparks Author:Britney Spears
“I actually had a week where I literally wrote four songs and all of them are on my album. But sometimes you'll go a week where you'll write songs and they never see the light of day. So that process takes a long time.” WritingLongSometimesLightSongProcessFourWeekLong TimeAlbums Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“I have always considered myself a fast learner. I try to retain and absorb as much information and knowledge about the [music] business as I can. I don't want to just sit back and have other people do the hard work for me. I try to be involved in every process of my career as possible. I run my own social media, record, and try to vocal produce myself as much as possible, write my own songs, style myself, and learn the business side. If I didn't do acting or music, I was going to school for business. God has put me on this path and I can honestly say I wake up every day doing what I love.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingI CanHardRunningSchoolSongSocialProcessSidesMy OwnActingCareersPathRecordsMediaStyleInformationProduceHard WorkInvolvedWake UpSocial MediaHonestlyVocalMusic BusinessLearners Author:Asher Monroe
“I've also learned to only write songs and melodies that really work for my voice and that I won't have issues doing live. Because you can get really, really comfortable in the comping process: out of five takes, maybe one of those high notes that you struggled to do, nailed it, and then live you're having that challenge of really having to recreate that.” WritingSongProcessVoiceChallengesIssuesFiveComfortableNotesMelodyGet RealHigh Notes Author:Solange Knowles
“To me, there are 3 parts of the album process: writing, recording, and my favorite part: getting to sing the songs with the fans every night.” WritingNightSongProcessFansMy FavoriteAlbumsEvery Night Author:Eric Hutchinson
“Wherever inspiration comes from, it's like I'll hear a melody and chords, almost a rough structure of the whole thing [song]. I'll just hear it and chase what's in my head. The rest comes from jamming with band, improvising, seeing what comes up as well. I'll come up with it off the top of my head, catch it, sing and hum, and if something is missing, just jam, and that's the [songwriting] process.” IfsWellsWholeInspirationSongProcessSeeingMissingBandStructureCome UpRoughMelodySongwritingWriting ProcessChordsJamImprovising Author:Chris Wyse
“I feel like a lot of people look at pop music with a very formulaic perspective in numbers and patterns, but an outsider would think that the process is very natural. It is, but there are a lot of times where people treat it like a sport - there are tricks you can pull, different combinations that make something better. I don't really think I approach it that way, but I definitely have a love for the science that is pop song writing.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsWritingLooksDifferentSongSportsProcessNaturalNumbersPerspectiveApproachTreatsPatternsPopsTricksCombinationOutsidersSomething BetterPop MusicPop Song Author:Halsey
“Sometimes you're writing a song and you have an image whilst writing a song. I don't think you ever base a songwriting process around a video, but when you're writing a song sometimes it'll be a very visual song.” ThinkingWritingSometimesSongProcessVideoVisualsSongwritingWriting Process Author:Luke Hemmings