When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I heard Sammy Cahn was asked... →
Jill Sobule
So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work.
Stephen Sondheim
I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it.
My earliest attempts at writing were when I was seven. I would sit at the piano and transcribe the songs I heard on the radio. I'd change little... →
Esperanza Spalding
It was just me in my basement honing my skills, hearing songs on the radio and trying to manipulate them and then writing over those, and I started... →
Clinton Sparks
'Battlefield' was one of those slow-building songs, the way 'Tattoo' was. It was kind of a word-of-mouth hit. The more people heard... →
Jordin Sparks
I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album.
Bubba Sparxxx
The only thing they really get to pick is the single. But I get to pick the producer, the songs on the record, the final masters, the artwork.... →
Regina Spektor
I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way... →
Jeremy Spencer
I write to be truthful in my songs, which is why I wrote what's painfully truthful about my life in my autobiography.
Rick Springfield