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Good Song Quotes

It sounds silly, I know. But for me, the power of music rests in its ability to reach inside and touch the places where the deepest cuts lie. Like a benevolent God, a good song will never let you down. And sometimes, when you’re trying to find your way, one of those gods actually shows up and gives you directions Picture Quote #1

Sometimes an unexpected chord change can be the difference between a good song and a great song Picture Quote #1

I swear I have at least one good song idea a day. But if I don’t get pen to paper in ten seconds, it’s gone forever Picture Quote #1

Most of the really good songs are dead true... It had to have happened to have the song be there. Every time I’ve tried to make stuff up it just kind of falls flat. So the majority of my work is something that happened to me, I saw happen to someone else, or a friend of mine told me happened. There is a certain amount of theatrical and poetic license. People are supposed to like it, that’s why you’re doing it. It’s supposed to be fun. It’s not brain surgery, it’s heart surgery. They’re just songs Picture Quote #1

Writing a song isn’t that hard. Writing a good song is difficult. Let’s face it, we’re faced with taking a complex feeling or event, making words rhyme and saying exactly what we want them to say in a short amount of time... the primary reason for keeping it short and to the point is to be certain that you’re not boring your audience Picture Quote #1

What inspires me is anxiety and the quest to try to change things in my life... I got addicted to endings and beginnings and to the idea of always moving around... Obviously, whenever you’re going through something that’s the best time to create, if you’re going through something amazing, or horrible, or nothing at all you should be creating. Unfortunately the songwriters of today generally torture themselves to make sure they’re writing good songs and take it a little too seriously Picture Quote #1

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The fact is that all the recording science and technology in the world is no substitute for a good song or for real feeling. Music is about feeling and if there isn’t any genuine feeling, if the song isn’t about anything that anyone gives a damn about, there’s nothing you can do. All the technique that exists won’t make it any good; it’ll just make it technological. All the production values you add won’t do anything except make it glossy Picture Quote #1

There’s a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste Picture Quote #1

You can’t write about stuff you don’t know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter Picture Quote #1

It seems like songwriting for most songwriters is only one season in their life, a five or ten year period. For me, I don’t worry about it, but I know there might come a day when I can’t write anymore, or don’t have good song ideas or the fire to do it anymore Picture Quote #1

A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and set fire to the suburbs. I’m only interested in writing great songs Picture Quote #1

Shakespeare’s work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines Picture Quote #1

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I like making songs up. Whether or not they’re great songs or good songs, whatever. It’s something I’ve always done, and I definitely feel like I’ve gotten better at it Picture Quote #1

I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular Picture Quote #1

Nobody ever thinks a song is about them. Well, not when it’s mean. When it’s a good song everybody thinks it’s about them. And when it’s mean, nobody thinks it’s about them Picture Quote #1

I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking about, it can only help your performance Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t just have other people write songs and me go out and sing it. I would sit down with a guitar and write 11 or 12 good songs for an album and that is gonna take a long time Picture Quote #1

From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that’s what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I enjoy good music, good songs Picture Quote #1

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My goal from the very beginning was just to write good songs that don’t require any production to be felt or understood. I wanted to be able to sit in a room with a guitar and play the song from beginning to end and have it be as impactful as if you heard the studio version with all the bells and whistles Picture Quote #1

There’s still a feeling that uncensored emotions make a good song. They don’t. Pure emotion is just somebody screaming at you, or crying. It doesn’t communicate anything Picture Quote #1

If it’s a good song, it doesn’t really matter if it’s trendy or not. It will hit Picture Quote #1

I think to be a good songwriter, you have to be able to play an instrument Picture Quote #1

In the end, I get a really good song, and in the end, I get the hits. Yeah, I’m that good Picture Quote #1

If people had good albums, they’d be buying albums. But people are buying singles because they only have good songs Picture Quote #1

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I watched their reactions and emotions, especially to understand what was what I was doing wrong. But then I realized that if I could see these people and take note of everything I saw, I could write a good song Picture Quote #1

I keep reminding people that an editorial in rhyme is not a song. A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think Picture Quote #1

I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that’s about all that’s required Picture Quote #1

You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, it’s just complaining Picture Quote #1

The difference between a good song and a great song is a good song is one that you know, you’ll put on in your car or you’ll dance to it. But I think a great song you’ll cry to it, or you get chills. I think a great song says how you feel better than you could Picture Quote #1

We just wanted to write a bunch of songs that we thought were good songs Picture Quote #1

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It sounds silly, I know. But for me, the power of music rests in its ability to reach inside and touch the places where the deepest cuts lie. Like a benevolent God, a good song will never let you down. And sometimes, when you’re trying to find your way, one of those gods actually shows up and gives you directions (Good Song Quotes) Sometimes an unexpected chord change can be the difference between a good song and a great song (Good Song Quotes) I swear I have at least one good song idea a day. But if I don’t get pen to paper in ten seconds, it’s gone forever (Good Song Quotes) Most of the really good songs are dead true... It had to have happened to have the song be there. Every time I’ve tried to make stuff up it just kind of falls flat. So the majority of my work is something that happened to me, I saw happen to someone else, or a friend of mine told me happened. There is a certain amount of theatrical and poetic license. People are supposed to like it, that’s why you’re doing it. It’s supposed to be fun. It’s not brain surgery, it’s heart surgery. They’re just songs (Good Song Quotes) Writing a song isn’t that hard. Writing a good song is difficult. Let’s face it, we’re faced with taking a complex feeling or event, making words rhyme and saying exactly what we want them to say in a short amount of time... the primary reason for keeping it short and to the point is to be certain that you’re not boring your audience (Good Song Quotes) What inspires me is anxiety and the quest to try to change things in my life... I got addicted to endings and beginnings and to the idea of always moving around... Obviously, whenever you’re going through something that’s the best time to create, if you’re going through something amazing, or horrible, or nothing at all you should be creating. Unfortunately the songwriters of today generally torture themselves to make sure they’re writing good songs and take it a little too seriously (Good Song Quotes) The fact is that all the recording science and technology in the world is no substitute for a good song or for real feeling. Music is about feeling and if there isn’t any genuine feeling, if the song isn’t about anything that anyone gives a damn about, there’s nothing you can do. All the technique that exists won’t make it any good; it’ll just make it technological. All the production values you add won’t do anything except make it glossy (Good Song Quotes) There’s a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste (Good Song Quotes) You can’t write about stuff you don’t know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter (Good Song Quotes) It seems like songwriting for most songwriters is only one season in their life, a five or ten year period. For me, I don’t worry about it, but I know there might come a day when I can’t write anymore, or don’t have good song ideas or the fire to do it anymore (Good Song Quotes) A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and set fire to the suburbs. I’m only interested in writing great songs (Good Song Quotes) Shakespeare’s work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines (Good Song Quotes) I like making songs up. Whether or not they’re great songs or good songs, whatever. It’s something I’ve always done, and I definitely feel like I’ve gotten better at it (Good Song Quotes) I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular (Good Song Quotes) Nobody ever thinks a song is about them. Well, not when it’s mean. When it’s a good song everybody thinks it’s about them. And when it’s mean, nobody thinks it’s about them (Good Song Quotes) I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking about, it can only help your performance (Good Song Quotes) I wouldn’t just have other people write songs and me go out and sing it. I would sit down with a guitar and write 11 or 12 good songs for an album and that is gonna take a long time (Good Song Quotes) From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that’s what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I enjoy good music, good songs (Good Song Quotes) My goal from the very beginning was just to write good songs that don’t require any production to be felt or understood. I wanted to be able to sit in a room with a guitar and play the song from beginning to end and have it be as impactful as if you heard the studio version with all the bells and whistles (Good Song Quotes) There’s still a feeling that uncensored emotions make a good song. They don’t. Pure emotion is just somebody screaming at you, or crying. It doesn’t communicate anything (Good Song Quotes) If it’s a good song, it doesn’t really matter if it’s trendy or not. It will hit (Good Song Quotes) I think to be a good songwriter, you have to be able to play an instrument (Good Song Quotes) In the end, I get a really good song, and in the end, I get the hits. Yeah, I’m that good (Good Song Quotes) If people had good albums, they’d be buying albums. But people are buying singles because they only have good songs (Good Song Quotes) I watched their reactions and emotions, especially to understand what was what I was doing wrong. But then I realized that if I could see these people and take note of everything I saw, I could write a good song (Good Song Quotes) I keep reminding people that an editorial in rhyme is not a song. A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think (Good Song Quotes) I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that’s about all that’s required (Good Song Quotes) You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, it’s just complaining (Good Song Quotes) The difference between a good song and a great song is a good song is one that you know, you’ll put on in your car or you’ll dance to it. But I think a great song you’ll cry to it, or you get chills. I think a great song says how you feel better than you could (Good Song Quotes) We just wanted to write a bunch of songs that we thought were good songs (Good Song Quotes)

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