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I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.

— Alanis Morissette

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.

— Taylor Swift

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

— Ben E. King

I don't actually have to think very hard when I'm writing. I mean, there are times where it's a task, and you have to plug away and plug away. But then there are times when a song writes itself in 15 minutes, and you're just struggling to keep up with it.

— Patty Griffin

I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn't compare to the two months of joy I get engaging with the people who like my music.

— Halsey

I'm not very good at writing songs when I have a lot of clutter in my mind.

— Solange Knowles

Even when I don't think I'm writing, I'm writing. There's some part of my brain geared toward making songs up, and I know it's collecting things and I know when I get a moment to be by myself, that's when they come out.

— Jeff Tweedy

If I try to write a song, I will completely fail to write a song. But if I'm just holding my guitar and I just start humming, then I'll have a song in an hour.

— Kina Grannis

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time.

— Stone Gossard

I don't really have time to sit down and write. But when I think of a melody, I call up my answering machine and sing it, so I won't forget it.

— Britney Spears

✗Opposing Perspectives

It usually takes me 20 to 90 minutes to write a song because once I start, I don't stop. If I start writing a song, and you try to have a conversation with me, you're a bad person.

— Halsey