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I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff.

— Liz Phair

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it.

— Shakira

I found songwriting really hard at first, but after a while it was actually very easy.

— Dionne Bromfield

Songwriting is something that's very daunting until you have your first successful song, I think.

— Richie Sambora

As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.

— Ed Sheeran

It wasn't so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on my own and sort of explore. I never felt that where I was ever influenced my songwriting.

— Matthew Sweet

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

— Bebe Rexha

My experience with songwriting is usually so confessional, it's so drawn from my own life and my own stories.

— Taylor Swift

✗Opposing Perspectives

Songwriting is too mysterious and uncontrolled a process for me to direct it towards any one thing.

— James Taylor

I found songwriting really hard at first, but after a while it was actually very easy. I wrote about everyday stuff.

— Dionne Bromfield

I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.

— Jane Wiedlin