#song

Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really instant. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#day #everything #gonna #good #i

'Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#anyone #artist #believed #clown #comes

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. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#before #believe #built #clown #coming

I sang a song at my sister's wedding. My mother forced me into that, too. But that one felt all right. ↗

— Adam Sandler

#felt #forced #i #into #me

I could write songs as bad as Wham's if I really felt the urge to, but what's the point? ↗

— Robert Smith

#could #felt #i #point #really

Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there? ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#great #happy #how #many #songs

I do not believe that people should steal music, but I think that fans need a better alternative, hence why I am such a fan of Apple, where you can simply buy a song for $0.99; it is very easy, it is a value-packed service... and this is a result of the shakeup... something has to happen in the music industry. ↗

— Seal

#am #apple #believe #better #buy

I have written some songs, but I would really call what I've done poetry at the end of the day, because I'll sit with my guitar for hours and hours on end for, like, a week and then I won't touch it for a month. I also just have no confidence. And you know what? I don't have time, because I'd rather be doing other things, like knitting. ↗

— Amanda Seyfried

#because #call #confidence #day #doing

Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish. ↗

— Shakira

#challenge #english #i #i am #major

A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#drawing #irish #irish people #lot #people