Writing Music Quotes

Writing Music Quote of the day

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

If we can write or sing or create in some way, even when we are dealing with difficulties or pain, then it becomes something bigger than ourselves — and often beautiful.

There are as many ways to write songs as there are songs.

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.

Write the music your inside-you needs your outside-you to hear.

Writing music is not so much inspiration as hard work.

I have a hard time writing music when I'm on tour.

I love composing and writing music and dancing and performing and conceptualizing creatively for visual mediums. I love to create.

Nothing could be more natural to me than writing music.

I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection.

I'd always loved poetry and I'd always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn't thought of putting the two together until around that time.

I was in lots of dodgy bands growing up and I always fancied myself in a band. But, you know, I was rubbish at writing music. So maybe one day I'll play a rock star, or punk rocker.

Literature is painting, architecture, and music.

Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.

Writing is the same as music. It’s in how you phrase it, how you hold back the note, bend it, shape it, then release it. And what you don’t play is as important as what you do say.

Writing music is like tasting the sky. It keeps me dreaming in color.

I only write when listening to the music.

I began writing with a Michael Buble mentality. I think he's fantastic, and it's the perfect music for any date night, ever.

The problem of knowledge is that there are many more books on birds written by ornithologists than books on birds written by birds and books on ornithologists written by birds

My singing is my hobby. It's me and my brother. We just enjoy writing music.

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film.

Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.

I personally feel the need to experience life and new music and ideas before I can sit down and start writing music again.

Writing music always happened for me in periods when I wasn't under the influence of mind-altering substance.

I, as a young guy getting out of music school, I didn't like the prospect of spending my life writing music for about 200 people.

I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

I've always regretted the fact that I've never formally studied and learned the mechanics of writing music.

I'd like to become better at writing music by continuing to study it.

Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me.

Writing music is my therapy. It’s very purifying!

I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.

There is something wonderful about singing and writing music, I think there is something special about creativity and the ability humans have in that area.

...a good poem contains both meaning and music

Whenever I started writing music, it just naturally led itself there. As I started to tell my story, it's where my home was. It's just a very natural choice.

I've been writing music since I was 9. I took harmony and counterpoint classes when I was studying the clarinet. So, I've been writing for an awfully long time. It just became part of everyday life.

I care about writing music and playing my music.

I want to write music that will outlive me.

Writing tonal music now, you are not writing into the 19th Century.

I never listen to music when I'm writing.

I was writing this music for the people that sit in the back pew of the church. People that do come, but it's not quite in their hearts.

I think any music of any worth has been done by people who were very interested in the internal process of their soul and their mind that's taking place while they're writing music.

I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.

I didn't really start writing music or lyrics or turning them into songs until I went to San Francisco.

My music is a mix of everything, mostly my own life. I just write about things that mean something and that I can write about. There's no point in pretending.

I hope people hear my songs and realize that writing music is kind of easy, or that taking your sadness and turning it into a beautiful song is worthwhile.

I first started writing music when I was 15 and at 16, I was playing in different cities in Australia. When I was 18, I was voted number one DJ in Australia.

The calligraphic letter is not entirely a letter, but something that sits between writing and music

With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me.

I feel like writing music is a great chance to create something that extends beyond yourself.

And Paul hits this chord, and I turn to him and say, 'That's it! Do that again!' In those days we really used to absolutely write like that - both playing into each other's noses.