“Bob Dylan and John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen, these are soul guys. Bruce Springsteen might not sing like Otis Redding, but he sings with white soul. He's singing and he's writing songs from the bottom of his gut.” WritingSoulMightGuySongWhiteSingingBottomGutsBobDylanWriting SongsLennonSpringsteen Author:Robin Thicke
“I doubt I'll be singing forever, because at some point people aren't going to want to hear my music, and I hope that I'll still get the opportunity to write songs.” PeopleWantWritingStillsSongOpportunityForeverDoubtSinging Author:Adele
“To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer...that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.” WritingCharacterInspirationAbleOrderSimpleOffersSucceedSingingAppreciateOvercomingAdversityObstaclesOvercoming AdversitySimple ThingsOrder To SucceedObstacle In Life Author:Elliott Yamin
“I love going to the movies and being moved emotionally. I like my work, singing and writing in my journal.” WritingSingingMovedJournal Author:E.G. Daily
“The fact that I'm shouting that I have Gangnam style makes people crack up. Imagine if Brad Pitt was singing the song - would it be funny? A twist is important when it comes to writing lyrics.” PeopleIfsWritingImportantFactsSongImagineStyleSingingCracksTwistsShoutingBradGangnam Style Author:PSY
“I get a lot of 'Oh, you've been gone.' I wasn't gone. Just because you didn't see me doesn't mean I wasn't working and collecting checks. I just wasn't singing and doing videos. I do a lot of other things, like I said, like writing scripts and stuff like that. I write for other artists.” WritingMeanSaidArtistStuffGoneSingingScriptsChecksVideoCollectingWriting Scripts Author:Tionne Watkins
“Getting ahead in a difficult profession - singing, acting, writing, whatever requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows and unfair reversals. When I think back to those first couple of years in Rome, those endless rejections, without a glimmer of encouragement from anyone, all those failed screen tests, and yet I never let my desire slide away from me, my belief in myself and what I felt I could achieve.” ThinkingWritingYearsFirstsAbleDesireBeliefFeltDifficultActingAchieveCoupleSingingTestsEncouragementBlowProfessionScreensEndlessRejectionRomeUnfairSlidesFaith In YourselfStaggeringAvidReversal Author:Sophia Loren
“We have a tradition of passing our history orally and singing a lot of it and writing songs about it and there's kind of a calling in Irish voices when they're singing in their Irish accent.” WritingKindSongVoiceCallingSingingTraditionPassingPassingsAccentsWriting SongsIrish Accent Author:Sinead O'Connor
“I think actually singing the words is more therapeutic than just sitting down to write them, because then you are letting it out, and it's coming from your gut.” ThinkingWritingSingingSittingGutsSitting DownTherapeutic Author:Dave Grohl
“There is something wonderful about singing and writing music, I think there is something special about creativity and the ability humans have in that area.” ThinkingWritingHumansAbilityCreativityWonderfulSpecialSingingAreasSomething SpecialWriting Music Author:Kim Gordon
“I learned early on that I could get a lot of attention by singing and writing little songs, so it was like throwing nuts to a monkey... I just couldn't get enough.” WritingLittlesEnoughSongAttentionLearningSingingThrowingNutsMonkeys Author:Dolly Parton