“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
“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
“The truth is, people go to shows because they want a show. They want showbiz. When people talk about a show they saw it's not because they heard a song, it's because they were excited and geared up about the show.” PeopleWantShowsSongSawsHeardTruth IsExcitedShowbiz Author:Arthur Fogel
“I always saw songwriting as the top of the heap. No matter what else you were going to do creatively... writing songs was king.” WritingMatterSongSawsKingsNo Matter WhatSongwritingWriting Songs Author:Jakob Dylan
“I saw I could rhyme words. It came simply to me. But I wrote some pretty horrible songs that I still have on tape.” StillsSongSawsHorribleTapeRhyme Author:Del Shannon
“First of all, I'm not a heartthrob. If you saw me in high school, you wouldn't say I'm a heartthrob. Having a hit song, the minute you're famous, you're a heartthrob. I know you don't believe me, but I honestly don't consider myself a heartthrob.” IfsKnowsFirstsBelieveSchoolSongSawsMinutesHigh SchoolDon't BelieveHonestlyBelieve In Me Author:Enrique Iglesias