Mark Kozelek Quotes

I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion.

Music is my life. It is sacred.

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

I've been able to carve my way out with lyrics and melodies.

All I've been trying to do all my life is to make great music.

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time.

My music is - I don't want to say my main focus, but it's what comes most naturally to me.

When I started writing songs at 18, I wrote about 100 that were crap. One was called 'Dog In A Disco.'

I've always written songs. I'd come home from school and play piano for hours on end, just banging around.

Songwriting isn't a choice. You're either called upon to bear the burden, or you're not. It's not all fun and games.

In sixth or seventh grade, my teacher assigned me to write and sing a song. I remember sitting at the piano in my living room, trying to get that song perfect. That was the moment I realized I really love doing this.

The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar.

I've been singing since I was two. Music was my first passion and I love writing, singing, creating and being creative.

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

I don't really write songs anymore.

I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old.

To me, the guitar is a tool for songwriting, and it's fun, too. The day that it's not fun, that's when I'm not gonna play guitar anymore.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

I've always written songs since I was a kid - always.

When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18.

I have declared that I will work free of cost with those composers who are passionate about their work. Sohail Sen is one such lad, whose music in Banjaara has been liked a lot.

It's a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn't even know that I could write songs.

Music plays a very important role in my life. I'm a frustrated musician. I play the drums.

It wasn't until I wrote 'Hideaway' that I found the song I related to as an artist.

Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.