Songwriting Quotes - Page 36

• I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the left side, I put in alternate things...and things that might be alternates or improvements. I'll turn the page and do it again. I'll turn the page and do it again, or incorporate the improvements. Eventually, I end up with some material, and often it needs to be ordered.

  James Taylor

  Writing, Three, Needs

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• I started with the chorus of that song, kind of like a fun bouncy thing to play, and then one of the lines popped up: 'I got things to do today, people to see, things to say.' I wrote about a dozen verses for it, but no song needs to be that long unless you're Bob Dylan. So when we recorded it I started to tear it down to some of the lines I thought were the funniest.

  Jorma Kaukonen

  Song, Fun, Writing

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• I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be.

  Steve Earle

  Believe, Profound, Way

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• When you're moving in the positive, your destination is the brightest star.

  Stevie Wonder

  Inspirational, Stars, Moving

  Song: Master Blaster, 1980

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• You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way.

  Lady Gaga

  Unique, Shining, Different

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