“The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs, too - eleven jobs. I worked at Kinko's, Fatburger, Subway - I was a sandwich artist - and I was a claims processor at Allstate Insurance.” PeopleWritingYearsFirstsJobsArtistSongHalfFourClaimsStudiosSandwichesElevenWriting SongsSubwayHalf A YearProcessors Author:Frank Ocean
“I get the music, I get the beats. And I go to the studios and write the lyrics.” WritingBeatsStudios Author:Obie Trice
“Writing studio movies is the best job in the world... it's awesome.” WorldWritingJobsStudiosBest Job Author:Thomas Lennon
“The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage.” NeedsWritingNextStageReadyStudios Author:Rick Wakeman
“I really like our studio. It's definitely not in any way slick; it's very homemade, literally. Everyone has their own room to produce and write, and [there's a] big rehearsal space.” WayWritingBigsSpaceRoomsProduceStudiosRehearsalSlickHomemade Author:Yukimi Nagano
“My goal from the very beginning was just to write good songs that don't require any production to be felt or understood. I wanted to be able to sit in a room with a guitar and play the song from beginning to end and have it be as impactful as if you heard the studio version with all the bells and whistles.” IfsWritingEndsPlayAbleWantedSongFeltGoalRoomsHeardUnderstoodGuitarProductionsStudiosVersionsBells Author:Madonna Ciccone
“When I was first writing, I used to sit at the piano and play songs - I'd write one or two a night. It was my hobby. At some point, it then became a process that was mainly done within the context of the studio, and writing became part of the recording process.” WritingFirstsTwoDonePlayUsedNightSongProcessStudiosPianoHobbies Author:Kate Bush
“When I write in the studio, I tend to gravitate toward the ability to play really loud, aggressive, post-punk stuff, with big, heavy guitars and a big rock drum sound.” WritingPlayBigsStuffSoundAbilityRocksGuitarStudiosHeavyPostsLoudAggressivePunk Author:Tom DeLonge
“I'm so hard on myself that when I'm in the studio, I'll write 10 songs and only use one. So those nine songs that are left over, I always think, 'Where could these go? Who could they be for?'” ThinkingWritingHardUseSongLeftStudiosNine Author:Jessie J