I never want to pick an easy song. I want to continue to challenge myself vocally.
Hollie Cavanagh
My muse is my wife. It's not some vague thing that flutters around the astrosphere or wherever it is. Sometimes as a songwriter you need... →
Nick Cave
The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of the song, but... →
What you're really after when you see a film or listen to a song is a singular vision, and I'm not sure how much of that you really get in... →
Self-editing is the way I write. Ten verses of a song and it's finished. Then we start playing it and if I see that it's too long, I'll... →
The thing I try to do the most is to play in terms of the song and play in terms of what I'm hearing.
Jimmy Chamberlin
One of my favorites has always been 'Swap Meet.' One of the reasons why I like that is it's a song that's in a drop-D tuning, and of... →
Chad Channing
Then on to all the terrific american songwriters, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles, from Bob Dylan to Paul Simon. Whoever wrote and sang in the song... →
Tom Chapin
My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used... →
Ray Charles
When I get bored, I'll zone out, and I'll just sit in front of my computer and start writing any random song that comes to mind.
JC Chasez