#songwriting

I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and no songwriting. So you're left with just storytelling and rhythm. And the storytelling can be so braggadocious, you're just left with rhythm. ↗

— Jack White

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And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a process that we have to grow with together. ↗

— Stone Gossard

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I think MTV put a huge dent in the songwriting craft. ↗

— Christopher Cross

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That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression. ↗

— Geddy Lee

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I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about. ↗

— John Legend

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For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day. ↗

— Sean Lennon

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Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it. ↗

— Sean Lennon

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Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. ↗

— Barry Mann

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The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

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Traditional songwriting, to us, is where the experimental nature comes in. We're all involved with so much outside activity with really hardcore, experimental music-making. ↗

— Thurston Moore

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