It's become uncool to play other people's songs, and that's absurd. It has got to change. It's the reason why everything's so... →
Steven Van Zandt
I don't write about anything I don't want to write about. I like to think I could write about anything pretty much that I chose to. I have... →
Loudon Wainwright III
I'm always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could be argued that they exacerbate my... →
To me, songs come of their own volition - and with an open-ended philosophy.
Rufus Wainwright
I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song... →
Tom Waits
Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
Most songs that aren't jump-rope songs, or lullabies, are cautionary tales or goodbye songs and road songs.
I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me.
M. Ward
I wouldn't want to cover a Hank Williams song in a country-western way. It doesn't occur to me instinctually to re-create productions.... →
I like writing all different kinds of songs. I've wanted to run the gamut of artists.
Diane Warren