Quotes About Songwriter

My father was a musician, a songwriter and he played at bars and restaurants and my mom was a secretary for an insurance company.

I came out to L.A. to be a songwriter and not an artist, and I'm so excited because I always secretly wanted to be an artist.

Since my father is a musician as well, he taught me growing up that if you can play jazz, you can learn all instruments and write on them. He wanted me to be a songwriter that can do anything in any genre. I'm all about doing every genre.

I definitely consider myself a songwriter first because that's my best attribute.

I would say growing up in Nashville has been a huge influence in my music. Growing up with my dad being a 2-time Grammy-winner, BMI songwriter of the year for five consecutive years in a row, and having the legacy he has is definitely a huge influence, too.

I've always been around musicians and always been the songwriter who doesn't end up playing the music.

I'm a songwriter. Everything affects me.

I'm a songwriter first.

I always wanted to be known as a songwriter and not just a songbird.

I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that.

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

When you're a songwriter, you don't have control over which songs get heard and which ones don't.

No, my son's a songwriter and he does that.

First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter.

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.

Irving Berlin was the greatest songwriter of all time. I was in awe of him. But his music wasn't my music. My music was the blues.

Melanie Fiona is a singer, a songwriter, she's a super-girl. I can be silly, goofy, really chilled. She's like your cool chill girlfriend, sister-friend. I'm just like everybody else.

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

There's a lot of craft that goes into achieving a hit song - at the beginning of your career, you're usually more inspiration than craft, and you get great when those intersect. A skilled songwriter can get you to that intersection.

And my favourite new songwriter is Joe Banfi from Sheffield. He's dark, edgy, serene and beautiful.

When I first started out in this business, it was easy because nobody wanted anything from me. But now everyone wants something from me, so it's hard to break away and just be a songwriter.

As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.

I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.

As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all the way back to my days with the Format. I'm an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, I'll get something off my chest.