In my quest to remember who said "Great songs aren't written, they're re written, I came across a bunch of other quotes. Thought I'd share

Q“Great songs aren’t written, they’re rewritten
R.C. Bannon

“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever.”
Brian Wilson

“My advice for songwriters? Sit down and work at it! The more songs you write, the more good songs you’ll have.”
Roger McGuinn

“Musical magic is created by human beings: learning their craft, trying things out, practising.”
— Joe Jackson

“I let the music decide what the words are gonna be. But I have spent a lot of time and effort on the lyrics, because I’m not good at it.”
— Ben Folds

“Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself.”
Burt Bacharach

“Songwriting is a bitch. And then it has puppies”
Steven Tyler, Aerosmith

“If after two weeks you still can’t write your middle-eight, the best course of action is to see a psychiatrist”
Ray Davies

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen

“I wish I were one of those people who wrote songs quickly. But I'm not. So it takes me a great deal of time to find out what the song is”
Leonard Cohen

“Every child is an artist. The challenge is to remain an artist after you grow up.”
— Pablo Picasso

“If you don’t want anyone to know anything about you, don’t write anything.”
Pete Townshend

Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out.”
— Charlie Parker

“I hope that what it comes down to at the end of the day is that people believe that I believe what I'm singing. It comes down to being believable.”
John Mayer

Last edited by Fdemetrio; 02/26/18 12:04 PM.