“I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of my records and establishing myself as a songwriter is super-important to me. Some people have that gift, where they can take on anything and make people believe it. I like to do a song from personal experience.” PeopleWritingBelieveHas BeensImportantFactsAbleSongRecordsSongwritersPersonal Experiences Author:Kate Voegele
“My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.” PeopleWritingWholeSongGoalCan DoAbilityKnowingRecordsInspireRelateJust OneSongwriters Author:Kate Voegele
“Adam Ezra writes with the heart of a troubadour and sings like a rock star. He is truely a fresh voice in singer/songwriter scene.” WritingHeartStarsVoiceRocksSceneSingersAdamSongwritersRock StarSinger SongwritersTroubadours Author:Catie Curtis
“I love Darius Rucker. He's a true artist, a great songwriter who can play his instrument, sing and write about his life.” WritingPlayArtistInstrumentsSongwritersTrue ArtistsDarius Author:Randy Houser
“I'm a songwriter; that's where it starts. I love writing with someone that shares that same feeling of accomplishment. I'll play music for my fans as long as they'll listen, but I fancy myself as a writer first.” WritingFirstsLongPlayFeelingsShareFansAccomplishmentFancySongwriters Author:Randy Houser
“It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing songs for and what your goals are as a songwriter. So believe me, if you think I've got it down I don't it is a constant struggle.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingBelievePersonsSongGoalStruggleLosingSightWho You AreConstantSettingSettingsBelieve In MeSongwritersSetting GoalsWriting SongsBusiness PersonConstant Struggle Author:Christine Lavin
“Authors can write stories without people assuming that they are autobiographies, but songwriters and poets are often considered to be the characters in their works. I like Michelangelo's vision, 'I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” PeopleWritingCharacterStoriesVisionSawsPoetAngelAssumingSongwritersAutobiographyMarble Book:Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile Source: Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile
“A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it's all you've got, unless you're brilliant and can write totally in the now.” WritingUseArtistMemoriesPoetBrilliantProseSongwritersUsing Me Author:Paul McCartney