I’ve always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs. – Jane Wiedlin
I’ve been hugely inspired by the songwriting of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman – on their albums, they really tell it like it is. – Rebecca Ferguson
For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don’t. That’s how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn’t. – Rain Phoenix
I’m getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes. – Sharon Van Etten
I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive. – Taylor Swift
Traditional songwriting, to us, is where the experimental nature comes in. We’re all involved with so much outside activity with really hardcore, experimental music-making. – Thurston Moore
Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively. – Tommy Shaw
I actually went to an Oasis concert. I thought they were a brilliant songwriting band. – Tom Stoppard