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I came out to L.A. to be a songwriter and not an artist, and I'm so excited because I always secretly wanted to be an artist.

— Charlie Puth

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I first started out in this business, it was easy because nobody wanted anything from me. But now everyone wants something from me, so it's hard to break away and just be a songwriter.

— Josh Turner

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

— Jessie J

I didn't want to become a personality, I wanted to be a musician, but because I didn't have an album to stand by yet it was hard for people to see that. But now, two albums in, I'm happy with things.

— Florence Welch

I loved a lot of different kinds of music, but for my own thing, I went for the singer-songwriters.

— Patti Scialfa

Being a songwriter is really the base of being an artist, for me.

— Kelsea Ballerini

I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music.

— Skylar Grey

I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could.

— James Taylor

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

— Bebe Rexha

✗Opposing Perspectives

I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous.

— Carole King

I didn't have any knowledge of the music industry when I first got to L.A., and I really didn't know on a creative level what I wanted to sound like, so I had to do a lot of experimenting. It led to a spiral of depression and being broke.

— Skylar Grey