Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a songwriter, you try your best to write a good song, and you like nothing better than hearing a good song. It's easy to admire a great song, and you want to share out of enthusiasm.
One quality of a good songwriter is to be vague. A vague notion, a vague image, but enough to give the listener the opportunity to make more out of what's being said than is there. That's the great thing about Bob Dylan's songs: We the listeners have made more out of them than he ever intended.
We really try to make sure that the band writes the songs, not just one person.
As a songwriter, it's kind of hard to listen to your own stuff with clarity.
I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.
The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.
When you're writing a song, you have to know two things. You have to know who you are, and you have to think about other people.
As a songwriter, that's really what you hope for - to make that connection with your audience.
Artists who write songs... what they're going through usually comes through in their music.
I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.