#writ

A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime. ↗

— Bryan Adams

#anytime #done #just #song #songs

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet. ↗

— Bryan Adams

#better #both #clever #craft #distraction

When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more. ↗

— John Adams

#cannot #choose #ever #exist #existed

I wouldn't be able to write a song like 'Someone Like You' and get someone else to sing it because it's so personal. It's like giving away your heart. ↗

— Adele

#away #because #else #get #giving

And then we've got Blades of Glory, and we've got Brothers Solomon, and I've got a script in development with this guy Chuck Martin who used to write on Arrested, and, you know, we have a few things in various stages of development. ↗

— Will Arnett

#blades #brothers #chuck #development #few

I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

#could #family #grew #guess #i

I never write with an actor in mind - never. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

#i #mind #never #write

There will always be some kid who's the new Kurt Cobain writing great lyrics and singing from his soul. The problem is they're not marketing that anymore or putting it out there. ↗

— Rosanna Arquette

#anymore #cobain #great #his #kid

No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modeled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell. ↗

— Antonin Artaud

#ever #except #get #hell #invented

It ended up being a very good thing, because they finally started writing for the character, and I realized that you have to go to work with a purpose. I learned from the experience and then moved on. ↗

— Matthew Ashford

#being #character #ended #experience #finally