Money is important, but I gotta like the song to play it. I won't just jump on anything because someone asked me to jump on it. I'm a musican. I love….

I learned how to have a little bit of distance when I explained songs and a little bit of distance when I wrote them. I think this is more interestin….

Laurie Lewis' songs combine passion and sheer craft in a way you don't hear very often. Whatever country music is supposed to be, she's at the center….

The first song I ever learned to sing and play on the piano was 'I Remember Sky' when I was 10 years old. I remember thinking, This is the most beaut….

We've all got to earn a living. And writing songs is what I do. But when I've done a record, it's not that I think it's better or worse than anyone e….

Music is an emotion and it makes you feel a certain way. Some songs make you want to dance, while some make you think. Some songs are positive, while….

The thrill of hearing your own voice recorded is still there, I still love it, going into the studio and thinking how can I sing this song and betwee….

I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I'm trying to promo….

I find so many songwriters today are missing an element ... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the other way around..

When you stick a song on a tape, you set it free..

My songs are like my kids..

My dad noticed some kind of talent on piano when he asked me to play a couple random songs on piano when I was 6 and I just did it. I attempted lesso….

A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often did. I was working on a pilot. My grand….

You're lookin' so good in what's left of those blue jeans Drip of honey on the money maker gotta be The best buzz I'm ever gonna find Hey, I'm a l….

I can't stand to hear my own voice. If one of my songs comes on in a café, I'll run out right away and come back with the police..

I think the zenith of popular songwriting to the United States of America was that period that started in the '20s and went into the '50s. It was the….

I think the music should definitely underscore the sentiment of the song, and it can work for or against it. It has just as much power in creating a ….

If I would get an album out every eight months and if I would write songs that were more up-tempo and try to focus more on making singles, then I cou….

Sometimes people come up and say, "You have this line in this song and it meant a lot to me." You don't always remember that line as the one. You're ….

My kids don't really like when I sing for some reason...but they like when I play guitar. So I started writing songs just playing guitar for them..

As a kid, I always had a super vivid imagination, like "Man, I like those shoes, but they should've made them in purple" or like, "Man, I wonder how ….