“I think with any songwriter the first 1,000 songs are always terrible.” ThinkingFirstsSongTerribleSongwriters Author:Graham Russell
“I wrote these two songs ["Coming Out of the Dark" and "Always Tomorrow"] as a celebration of hope. And I want to send it out to all of those people who are suffering through this terrible disaster [Hurricane Katrina], and please know that you are not alone - and you will not be.” PeopleKnowsWantTwoSufferingSongDarkTomorrowTerriblePleaseDisasterComing OutCelebrationNot AloneHurricanesKatrinaHurricane Katrina Author:Gloria Estefan
“My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what its like. I sang a folk song about donkeys on this West End stage with this big director, and there was a queue of 200 girls all singing Memory. I was terrible. Terrible.” WantChildrenEndsShowsBigsSongGirlActorsMemoriesStageDadTerribleDirectorsSingingWestMy DadFolksShow MeAuditionsDonkeyQueuesChild ActorsFolk SongsWest End Author:Emilia Clarke
“The first song I wrote was called "You" and it was a love song about somebody who didn't even exist. I remember them all because I used to always write terrible poetry. I keep all my notebooks.” WritingFirstsRememberUsedSongTerribleNotebook Author:Courtney Barnett
“I've never written a song that's hopeless. I'm not a hopeless person. I'm crazily optimistic. I crazily see the good in people. I crazily see the way out of a terrible situation. I crazily try to be the diplomat. If there are two warring factions in my life, I want them to agree to disagree at the very least.” PeopleIfsWayWantTryingPersonsTwoSongSituationWrittenTerribleAgreeOptimisticHopelessDisagreeFactionsDiplomatsAgree To Disagree Author:Michael Stipe