Diane Warren Quotes

But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.

I just want to make good music. That's it. That's what I care about.

I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it.

I only want to make music because I have a passion for it.

You see, rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force. It's something very essential.

Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.

People ask you all the time, 'Why do you do this? Why don't you quit, man, take your money and go home?' I just do it because I love making music.

I'm not happy if I'm not making music; it's as simple as that. It's a need.

Music feels like a six sense to me, and it's never been just a hobby. It's something that I have to do to breathe. It's an extension of who I am.

Composing is my life blood.

I can only speak for myself - there were times when I just wasn't inspired by creating music.

I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.

Nothing can stop a great song, so just keep songwriting.

Sex energy is the creative energy of all geniuses. There never has been, and never will be a great leader, builder or artist lacking in the driving force of sex.

If something happened where I couldn't write music anymore, it would kill me. It's not just a job. It's not just a hobby. It's why I get up in the morning.

I just do what I do. I like to make music.

I think that the process of making music is a hard one to describe as well.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Picking up a guitar - I couldn't imagine doing anything else.

At times, I will get in the studio and force myself to just write an entire front-to-back record, and 'Let Me Go' is one of these.

When I see things that are inspiring, I must write a song about it. Some people make a t-shirt or slap something on a wall with paint, but I must make music and freestyle rap.

I'm not performing now. What I do now is listen to music all day long. Listening is very nourishing to me. I might go back to perform, I might make another record. I've got a record half finished.

I started writing songs when I started learning guitar.

I don't know if I could write songs if it wasn't for the female race, to be honest with you.

The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion.