“Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.” SongNextToughStructureCome UpListsHatsSpontaneousRequestBe Spontaneous Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“Getting older doesn't help you in the fact that you might have covered some of this ground before. So you're listening to a song that you know is a hit, but it just can't be a hit for you, it's gonna be a hit for somebody else. That's tough.” KnowsFactsHelpingMightSongListeningToughCoveredGetting OldGetting Older Author:Garth Brooks
“I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.” LittlesEndsShowsHomeSongThreeCommunityPrayerEventsTrainingToughBeltsVocal Author:Naomi Scott
“I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.” PeopleWantWritingSongToughThings To DoTough Things Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“I put my energy into writing songs. I have to carve out a living somehow doing this, and licensing is one way. It's hard to register what's "too much" for other people. I don't watch TV, so it's tough for me to gauge. I just take it as it comes, and don't put a whole lot of thought into it.” PeopleWayWritingHardWholeSongEnergyWatchesToo MuchTvsToughOne WayRegisterWriting SongsGaugesLicensing Author:Iron & Wine
“To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it's pretty tough to top them, you know.” ThinkingKnowsSongTough Author:Sebastian Bach
“Staying healthy through movement and eating well gives you tons of energy and helps mold the skills that allow you to achieve goals from playing soccer to doing a tough homework assignment to writing a song.” GivingWritingWellsHelpingSongEnergyGoalAchieveMovementHealthySkillsEatingToughSoccerStayingMoldHomeworkAssignmentsAchieving GoalsPlaying SoccerEating Well Author:Sabrina Bryan
“As far as what made it on there [The Art of Elegance record], it was tough. It's probably one or two songs too long, but I just couldn't (cut any more). That's what I ended up with. I'm really proud of it.” LongArtMadeTwoSongRecordsCuttingProudToughMade ItElegance Author:Kristin Chenoweth
“When you first start a band all you think about and spend your time doing is writing songs, play shows, in the simplest way and the simplest formation of the band. It's about the gear, and that guitar that one day you will buy. It's a beautiful time. I'm grateful for having that time. Then life flips upside down, all of a sudden you are strapped to a rocket ship, you get a hit, then it is tough to keep grounded.” ThinkingWritingBeautifulSongOne DayToughGratefulUpside Down Author:Joe King
“Performing is really close to being in studio but performing takes over because being in the studio is two things; the first thing is that it is really beautiful to improvise and jam, but afterwards it becomes hard because it's very rare that a song will come together quickly. Most of the time it's back and forth and trial and error. You start questioning whether the song is good or not. So that can be quite tough.” TogetherBeautifulSongToughPerformingQuestioningReally Beautiful Author:NAO
“I think my philosophy on music is sort of like the difference between religion and spirituality or religion and faith. There's a lot of bullshit in the music industry. It's really tough to get a leg up and navigate around your gender and stereotypes. You feel hopeless, [but] all of that disappears the minute that I start writing a song. Then I record something and have that magical feeling. You have to have the negative and the positive. Trying to own that and go to that place in yourself creatively is the most important thing.” ThinkingWritingTryingImportantPhilosophyFeelingsSongSpiritualityMusic IsToughNegativeGenderDisappearHopelessBullshitStereotypeMusic Industry Author:Haley Bonar
“Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' is my go-to song to pump myself up if I'm having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech.” IfsSongLosesSpeechToughNervousTough TimesPumpsLosing Yourself Author:Sara Blakely