Nick Fradiani Quotes

Music is just a really fun hobby that I do, because I'm actually really good about writing songs and producing. People don't realize this, but I am an excellent writer for artists.

As a songwriter, I listen to everything to be inspired... from Rihanna to Bruno Mars to Springsteen to Johnny Cash.

I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively.

I'll try not to let a day go by without making a song. I don't think I've created a lot of music.

I'm not a great guitarist, but I do bits and bobs. I'm mainly a songwriter and a composer. I've done a lot of scoring and some stuff for British pop music that did pretty well, but I've mainly been working on my own stuff with Duncan Sheik.

Songwriting is something I really need to work on. I don't have very many songs but I really love it. I would love to be a great song writer some day.

I do have musical background; I sing.

I write contemporary rock with Jane's. And I also write house music with people like Kascade.

I like pop music. Earnestly. Most of the greatest technicians, mix engineers, and players are working in pop music.

Being a pop artist or making music like a jingle or something - I don't do that.

I don't know, the artist thing is not me. I love making music, though.

Songwriting is what I am trying to stay good at and get better at.

I started making music when I was like 14.

I naturally make commercial music: it's never been a calculated decision to make pop music. I'm a genuine pop music fan.

I'm no stranger to making timeless music.

The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.

Being a songwriter is really the base of being an artist, for me.

I'm definitely interested in making more music and uploading new covers; I like to take suggestions because it's more fun if people know the song.

I would be involved with music whether I had a career or not. I'm always going to be writing songs and recording them.

I did record a bunch of stuff, but the thing that usually stops me from doing that is that I'm a terrible singer. I made a bunch of instrumental music, and it feels really good, but just as a singer, I'm not good.

I started playing guitar at, like, 12 or 13 and just rock bands mostly. I had a punk rock band and hard core bands and all that.

I've always been around musicians and always been the songwriter who doesn't end up playing the music.

Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always.

I'm a producer/rapper, so I feel like I can do anything. I can do all kinds of music. I've done all kinds of music, and I'm good at it.

But I love to write music. What I would love to do is give some of the songs I write to someone like Taylor Swift because I feel like she could sing them.