A Quote by Melissa Manchester

I was part of the first wave of singer/songwriters but I was also in that first wave of singer/songwriters who experienced the music industry when technology started to take over.

Melissa Manchester

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Melissa Manchester
American - Singer
Born: February 15, 1951

I think I'm different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.

Jill Sobule

I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.

Jill Sobule

When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I heard Sammy Cahn was asked what comes first, the lyrics or the music, and he said, 'The paycheck.'

Jill Sobule

If somebody says 'singer-songwriter' to me, the first person I think of is James Taylor. There are plenty of modern singer-songwriters, but there is something about James Taylor that has always resonated with me.

Zachary Levi

I had no idea when I moved to Nashville people just were songwriters. I had no idea. So I guess I was selling myself as a singer when I first moved here. But then right after I first moved, I started writing a lot.

Ashley Monroe

I loved a lot of different kinds of music, but for my own thing, I went for the singer-songwriters.

Patti Scialfa

For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.

Gabrielle Aplin

I think my music is born out of the music that I personally like to listen to. I love amazing singer-songwriters and diverse artists but it's important to know your strengths.

Hoodie Allen

It's interesting to marry American musical traditions with the subtlety of English-style storytelling and folk singer-songwriters like Martin Carthy and Bert Jansch - they're two heritages that are distinct but also cross over on so many levels.

Johnny Flynn

I love female singer-songwriters!

Melissa Benoist

Sara Bareilles is one of my favorite singer-songwriters of all time.

Kirstin Maldonado

I came along with that crowd of singer-songwriters who were able to make their own statements in such a personal way that it changed the industry: Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Sly and the Family Stone.