Quotes About Music

Drake is a lyrical genius, and he's great with melodies, and Pharrell is an amazing producer and songwriter.

You kind of have to have no ego to be a producer and a songwriter.

I always wanted to be a songwriter, and it took a while.

I have a history, and I am proud of my legacy as a songwriter, all of the songs that I've brought forth into our culture. I'm proud of that.

The first year I moved to Nashville, I started playing these songwriter nights with people like Nickel Creek, Duncan Sheik, and even Ryan Adams... That was the first place I really started playing music, and I had to really step up my game. Really quick. Or get kicked off the stage.

I'd rather be known as a songwriter than a guitarist, although I love to play the guitar.

My sister's job does not involve music, but she is an amazing singer and songwriter.

I'm a songwriter, and I'm more than just a screamer.

I think of myself as someone who's trying to be a great songwriter and a great performer. And I mean really great.

I'm a songwriter.

I come from a songwriter background, so essentially with my music, I'm trying to make songs that will last a lifetime and although 'Fast Car' was a cover, it reflects what I'm trying to do.

John Martyn is my biggest hero. My mom got me into his music when I was a kid. I've looked up to him more than anyone as a songwriter. And Bert Jansch is one of the pillars of acoustic music, the holy grail.

I've grown in a lot of ways - as a musician, as performer, as a songwriter.

I generally, you know, I don't - I don't really scat. I'm - I'm basically a songwriter so you need a little lyrics that rhyme and stuff.

People are familiar with my songs, especially through Eric Clapton. But I have a hard time drawing a crowd, because I have been a songwriter.

When I became a songwriter, it was out of some sort of desperation. I needed to create something. I had to latch on to something, and the guitar was what I grabbed.

I think of myself as an interpretative singer and a songwriter.

I see myself as a songwriter and a poet.

The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar.

I think the biggest thing, for me, was just to be recognized as a songwriter.

I thought I was just going to be a songwriter for other people! And now I get to put out my own music, which is amazing.

I think I was born to be a songwriter.

All the best bands have to have more than just one strong songwriter.

As a songwriter, I've got a lot of facets, so to speak. When you come to a live show, you get a better sense of that, because you'll see me performing a piano ballad and some acoustic songs and some not acoustic songs, all in the same set.