Andy Grammer Quotes

The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more.

Songwriting's a weird game.

I'm always writing; my phone is full of ideas - melodies and lyrics and stuff.

I learned some chords and I started watching anybody I could, once I really got into it.

Sometimes you stumble across a few chords that put you in a reflective place.

I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.

Songwriting has always been close to me.

I have to be inspired to write a song.

I compose melodies in my head and then interpret them musically with my guitar and keep them recorded. The guitar helps me to build unique chord structures on simple melodies.

The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody.

I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.

I picked up the guitar at 15 because of Taylor Swift.

The song 'Try Too Hard' I wrote when I was 10 or 11.

Nothing matches the sheer euphoria of discovering a new melody or a new batch of chords that just come out of nowhere.

I listen to everything and find parts about a song in the lyrics/melody/chords/production that I like and can be inspired by when I write my next song.

Lately, I love creating ideas on my acoustic guitar. I sit in my living room for hours trying different chords.

When I learning to write songs, I never really was interested in the chorus.

Sing your heart out and write the best song you possible can.

Sometimes, I sit with my guitar and start playing... something or the other pops into my head... Basically, I write whatever that comes to my mind. I've written a lot of songs, but they are lying in my cupboard... I mean to do something about them someday.

One of the nice things about songwriting is you can be inspired by absolutely anything.

When Eric Clapton cut 'After Midnight,' he sold so many records and it was so big at the time, I decided that I would pursue the songwriting thing. I was 34 years old at that time. I'd been down the pike and back before I had any success at all.

Here's the deal: You can't go in with the intent that, 'All right, we're gonna write another 'Free Bird' or 'What's Your Name.'' You can't think about it in those terms, because you'll never outdo your history.

Musically, I'm always inspired by the legends like Barbra Streisand.

I can write a love song or a ballad, or when I read something and it pisses me off, I know how to go in.

I usually start with a lyric or a melody and then build a song around that.