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I start a lot more songs than I finish, because I realize when I get into them, theyre no good. I dont throw them away,
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"I start a lot more songs than I finish, because I realize when I get into them, they're no good. I don't throw them away, I just put them away, store them, get them out of sight"

- Johnny Cash

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This quote by Johnny Cash speaks to the creative process of songwriting. It recommends that Cash usually begins creating songs, but then realizes that they are unsatisfactory to complete. Instead of disposing of these unfinished tunes, Cash shops them away, hidden. This suggests that Cash is a nit-picker when it concerns his songwriting, and that he is not ready to go for anything much less than the best. It likewise speaks with the suggestion that also the most gifted songwriters need to go with a procedure of experimentation prior to they can create something genuinely fantastic. Cash's quote is a reminder that the innovative procedure is usually a lengthy and also difficult one, which it is essential to be person as well as consistent in order to produce something absolutely unique.

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Johnny Cash This quote is written / told by Johnny Cash between February 26, 1932 and September 12, 2003. He was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 10 other quotes.

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