Jade Bird Quotes

If you write songs you have an idea how they're going to sound.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter.

There's two things that are tough when you're trying to be a songwriter: Number one is, how do I write a great song? The second thing is, how do I write a great song that's right for me?

Basically, I'm a melodic writer.

I write on all instruments.

I got this book called 'How to Write the Popular Song.' I read that and went through all the things they suggested, and I learned how to do it.

I write most of my own lyrics for my album and I am helping to produce some of the songs as well.

Yes, basically, like you said, I'll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that.

A lot of the songs I've recorded are songs I write.

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

I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

Songwritng is what I do.

A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.

Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically.

I get the music, I get the beats. And I go to the studios and write the lyrics.

I've been really enjoying writing articles and writing music and music for movies.

I'd love to write a song that someone else sings that can actually sing really well.

Songwriting is what I am trying to stay good at and get better at.

In the case of, like, Childish Gambino, he is someone who is a writer by trade, so he is very meticulous about how he writes his ideas. I don't do this with a lot of artist, but he would give me a treatment that he wants to do, and I'll go off that; then I'll give him feedback and pitch him my ideas.

I'm usually just writing lyrics alone in my room, but I'm happy to be producing and writing chords anywhere.

I always really wanted to do film scoring, largely because I hate writing lyrics. I just won't do it. I need help with the words.

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