I usually know what kind of song I'm after. I know what I'm trying to do when I start. I don't always get there. But I try to visualize what it's actually going to be.
Songwriting is Hell on Earth. If it isn't, then you're doing it wrong. - Jimmy Webb
Songwriting is Hell on Earth. If it isn't, then you're doing it wrong.
- Jimmy Webb
You reach a certain point in your life where they things you do and say do make a difference. - Jimmy Webb
You reach a certain point in your life where they things you do and say do make a difference.
I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs. - Jimmy Webb
I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs.
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Or I may simply be a single drop of rain But I will remain And I… - Jimmy Webb
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Or I may simply be a single drop of rain But I will remain And I…
We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out. - Jimmy Webb
We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out.
In the end all that matters is climbing and pushing your personal limits. No matter the grade, if you climb something that was hard for you, then tha… - Jimmy Webb
In the end all that matters is climbing and pushing your personal limits. No matter the grade, if you climb something that was hard for you, then tha…
The creative processes are so mysterious. - Jimmy Webb
The creative processes are so mysterious.
You certainly don't hear any country music on pop radio today. But for a while you did, and it was a lovely thing to have all the different genres of… - Jimmy Webb
You certainly don't hear any country music on pop radio today. But for a while you did, and it was a lovely thing to have all the different genres of…
Particularly in my early days, I did very little rewriting. - Jimmy Webb
Particularly in my early days, I did very little rewriting.
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