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Pressure has always been more of a friend than a foe for me with songwriting.
Songwriting is such a sensitive energy. It's just a vibration of frequencies.
I'm always trying to find myself little holes where I can do some songwriting.
Usually the things that happen in my life are an easy trigger for songwriting.
If anyone asks me about songwriting, I guess I'd say that you just gotta do it.
I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
When I make albums, I do a lot of songwriting but not necessarily a whole album.
It's unfashionable to admit, but playing music makes us happy and makes us smile.
I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could.
My daughter is far more talented than me in the songwriting department - far more.
I love, love, love songwriting. It's like the most therapeutic thing in the world.
The classic, quote/unquote, craft of songwriting still works; it still is relevant.
The personality and songwriting of Holy Ghost! trumps the originality card any day.
Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience.
I couldn't say there is a formula to songwriting. Each time is a unique experience.
Songwriting's never been a natural art for me; it's always been a bit of a struggle.
In songwriting, I needed language. And I always believed in singing about what I do.
Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act.
At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me.
I really feel like I've nailed songwriting. It's my specialty; it's what I'm good at.
I've always used songs and music and songwriting as a way to sort of let feelings go.
I love watching movies, and I'm very inspired by movies when it comes to songwriting!
Songwriting is a give-and-take process, and it can lead to some good, healthy debates.
I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes.
My songwriting is personal in the hope that listeners will know that I relate to them.
I actually went to an Oasis concert. I thought they were a brilliant songwriting band.
I've never been one to indulge in out and out depression when it comes to songwriting.
I found songwriting really hard at first, but after a while it was actually very easy.
'Mr. Misunderstood' - that whole album is incredible and just has amazing songwriting.
I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio.
One of the nice things about songwriting is you can be inspired by absolutely anything.
Songwriting has really allowed me to enjoy life and look at it from an objective place.
[Songwriting is] something that I own - it's my property, it's my music, it's my voice.
Hearing about a visual artist's approach can change the way you think about songwriting.
It all comes together. It's - that's the way it's always worked for me with songwriting.
That's what's amazing about songwriting: you can write a story that everyone connects to.
I grew up listening to a lot of classic country, and I think that shows in my songwriting.
Holy Joy were a cult '80s band led by the wonderful songwriting genius that is Johny Brown.
Being inducted into the songwriting hall of fame by Clive Davis, that was pretty memorable.
Music really does just boil down to basically, essentially songwriting chords and melodies.
A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.
I started out with piano when I was little. That, for songwriting, is my favorite instrument.
I knew I could make money from songwriting, so how much and when was not really the question.
I've always been insecure about my singing. That's why I've focused so much on my songwriting.
Sometimes songwriting can turn into a gossip column, and I try to avoid that as much as I can.
I've used songwriting as a tool, I've used it as a way of being able to talk about how I feel.
I could never teach a class on songwriting. I'd tell them to goof off and find a good hideout.
I really like this trend of songwriting that is honest and intelligent and serious and longing.
From singing to acting to songwriting to mom to fashion designer! It's been quite an evolution.