#songwriting

The songwriting of Hall & Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you're listening to the song because they're so seamless and clever. ↗

— Ben Gibbard

#because #changes #clever #complex #deceptively

The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have. ↗

— Ben Harper

#closer #craft #doing #ever #feel

All is fair in love and songwriting. ↗

— Norah Jones

#love #songwriting

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

— Christopher Cross

#dent #huge #i #i think #mtv

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

— Geddy Lee

#intrigues #me #song #song structure #songwriting

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

#day #every #every day #i #inspiration

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

#craft #dream #got #just #kind

Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing. ↗

— Jo Stafford

#confused #itself #performing #songwriting #unto

It wasn't so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on my own and sort of explore. I never felt that where I was ever influenced my songwriting. ↗

— Matthew Sweet

#curious #ever #explore #felt #had

Songwriting is too mysterious and uncontrolled a process for me to direct it towards any one thing. ↗

— James Taylor

#direct #me #mysterious #one thing #process