#songs

I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing. ↗

— Carly Simon

#because #easy #i #i always #myself

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs. ↗

— Carly Simon

#i #more #my own #own #songs

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets. ↗

— Paul Simon

#albums #became #began #i #making

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that. ↗

— Paul Simon

#creative #did #i #level #player

I have those songs as well. It depends on what I'm going through in my life but I'm a huge fan of Bjork. Sometimes I get so emotional because she's so amazing. ↗

— Ashlee Simpson

#because #depends #emotional #fan #get

We stand on our songs and we stand on the songs that we wrote for other people. That gives us a higher platform. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#higher #other #our #people #platform

I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#feel #how #i #i feel #just

It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#just #lot #meaning #now #popular

I learn my songs by ear. ↗

— Kate Smith

#i #learn #songs

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed. ↗

— Kate Smith

#amazed #had #i #over #recorded