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I don't take anything for granted; awards and all that go with it are very nice, and it's nice to get a positive response, but for me, it's about the music. I don't make music to win awards. I make music for the people.
Stephen Marley
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My production got better, songs, lyrics, everything; the sound, the quality, everything.


Ty Dolla Sign
When I'm old I shall give up writing the big stuff and shall wander round the park thinking of songs.
George Lloyd
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I started writing songs at age 15.


Vince Clarke
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When I feel like every day when I get up I'm writing songs, that's the time to make a record.


Eric Church
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Writing anything as an expert is really poisonous to the writing process, because you lose the quality of discovery.
Siddhartha Mukherjee
I never really thought I had much to add to the conversation that was occurring at 'MADtv.' I didn't know what I would do on the show. But I showed up, and I was surprised - it was fun to work on. Everybody there was really nice, and they seemed to be interested in my contributions.
Andy Daly
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Knavery and flattery are blood relations.


Abraham Lincoln
I grew up writing songs in my room on GarageBand, and I would make the beats just out of layering my vocals over and over again. Very Imogen Heap-inspired.
Ariana Grande
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Writing has always had that tactile quality for me. It's a physical experience.


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The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.


Jorge Luis Borges
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.


Natalie Goldberg
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I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing a nice blend of comedy, wit and class.
Neil Patrick Harris
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I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.


Alanis Morissette
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Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked.


Gwen Stefani
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I didn't disappear; I started writing songs and worked behind the scenes.


Lesley Gore
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I don't want to be known for anything other than writing songs.


Nate Ruess
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Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.


Josh Billings
So many people think that if you're writing fantasy, it means you can just make everything up as you go. Want to add a dragon? Add a dragon! Want some magic? Throw it in. But the thing is, regardless of whether you're dealing with realism or fantasy, every world has rules. Make sure to establish a natural order.
V. E. Schwab
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I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.
Billy Joel
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