#song

So it was just a case of getting a bunch of songs that I had been writing for years but hadn't recorded together, and the result was My Own Best Enemy. ↗

— Richard Marx

#best #bunch #case #enemy #getting

I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#around #artist #center #come #context

I use God in my songs a lot but I don't have a relationship. I don't know what that means. ↗

— Dave Matthews

#i #know #lot #means #relationship

If I find something I like, I'll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that's a good sign. ↗

— Dave Matthews

#chase #comes #find #gets #good

When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do. ↗

— Dave Matthews

#favorite #going #i #i do #just

I don't write songs in order to stick it to my exes. I don't release underground dis tracks. ↗

— John Mayer

#order #release #songs #stick #tracks

I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart. ↗

— Diana Ross

#actress #am #first #foremost #heart

I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really. ↗

— John Mayall

#dictates #goes #i #i write #mood

Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while. ↗

— John Mayer

#could #every #gonna #home #i

I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. ↗

— John Mayer

#guitar #guitar player #i #jock #player