It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.
Barry Mann
We wanted to write a whole song about partying and then taking Yellow Cabs home. That's the weirdest topic we've ever thought of centering a... →
Taryn Manning
The Wreckoning is a darker song. But the record is positive.
It's actually harder to write a fun song.
I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it... →
Teena Marie
When a song wants to be written, it will be written.
Laura Marling
A day-time song like 'Word Starts Attack,' I want to make your heart blow up and make you want to punch the air with your fist. It can't... →
Johnny Marr
I tend to overthink things. I'm not the guy who screams 'This is a world smash!' when I finish a song.
Bruno Mars
No one sells a song better than the person that wrote it.
Writing for other artists helped me figure out that magic you have to capture to make everyone connect with a song.