Quotes About Songwriter

I'm not a mixer. That's not what I do. I'm a songwriter, a singer, and a guitar player. You might have some ideas here and there, but you let the mixer mix the song because, overall, you've gotta trust their instincts.

I'm really not a songwriter, so if I hear a song, I feel it and like it, I'll do it. But I'll make it the way I want to hear it.

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

I've been adjusting to what it means to be a songwriter, figuring out what I like about it and what I don't like about it and what it means to me as opposed to other people.

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

I'm a songwriter, an artist, and a musician. I do not have to try to be that; I just am.

Being a songwriter, my job is just to write songs for people. I'm not attached to them.

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.

I've been a huge fan of Gaga since she first burst on the scene. I just love everything that lady represents. First and foremost, her voice is extraordinary. I love her voice. She's an accomplished musician. She plays piano really well. She's just a great songwriter. And she's a beacon of hope for a lot of people in the world.

Everybody in L.A. is a songwriter, producer, actor, creative. For some reason, you're supposed to go to a bar and all hang out and act like you like each other. There is a lot of fake stuff that goes on.

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.

My father was a cocky, long-haired musician, a songwriter.

I've retreated to what I was originally, which is an individual songwriter.

I'm a songwriter.

I think part of my job as a songwriter is to go back in my memory and pull up those pains for other people because somebody else is going to come along who didn't have a good issue with their father.

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 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.

That's one of the problems in being a songwriter and living a long time. What you eventually end up doing is you start imitating yourself.

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.

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