#songs

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#entertain #i #just #like #myself

For me, I go in and play a few Christian songs for an audience, and now I have people come up and not tell me I'm great, but tell me that my music is helping save their lives, helping them in the Lord, and helping them end their vices. ↗

— Rick Derringer

#christian #come #end #few #go

When I write with Maiden, then I write only with the guys in Maiden, we don't do songs from outside people. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

#i #i write #maiden #only #outside

I am not a good enough writer to have an agenda or come up with a message and try to put it into a song. It's more like you write what comes to you... You try to reflect the mood of the songs. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#am #come #comes #enough #good

I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#i #never #political #save #save the world

I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and the songs are of heartache and loss. The main connection is they both came up in church. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#both #came #chord #church #connection

I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#been #blessed #comes #cursed #either

You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just have to have your facts straight. But I think you don't have to live a hard life to be a good or interesting songwriter. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#facts #good #hard #hard life #i

I went to see 'Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman.' I have been a fan of his music for years, and I was invited to opening night because I know one of the producers. ↗

— John Edward

#been #david #fan #heart #his

It's amazing what some people read into songs. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#into #people #read #some #some people