Songwriting Quotes

“I wrote the song 'The Twist' and I was the first one to record it.”

“I think honesty is what makes a great song.”

“Songwriting is a mysterious process. Sometimes ideas just come to you out of nowhere.”

“A lot of my songs are about an idealized person who doesn't exist.”

“A song has to take you for a ride. It has to make you feel something. It has to be real.”

“I write about things that are real. I write about things that are dark. I write about things that I think about.”

“You know, Chubby Checker did a great job with 'The Twist,' he really did. But I wrote it. That's my baby.”

“The secret of a pop song is that it's easy to remember. And that it is about something that has happened to you.”

“For me, the melody is the king.”

“I'm a big fan of melody. I think that's the most important part of a song.”

“Songwriting is like therapy for me. It's a way of getting things off my chest.”

“For me, melody is king.”

“As a songwriter, you're always trying to find new ways of expressing yourself.”

“'MMMBop' was a song about the fleeting nature of relationships and the importance of holding on to the ones that matter.”

“A song is a story in a small space.”

“I've written a lot of songs about beer, but I've never written a song about a hangover.”

“I think a song should have a life of its own.”

“Songwriting is a very personal process for me.”

“I'm always looking for a good song. It doesn't matter who wrote it.”

“I think the '80s gets a bad rap. The production was a little over the top, but the songwriting was really strong.”