Songwriting Is As Much A Craft As

I Think The Nature Of Songwriters Is That They Are Philosophers, And Philosophers Have A Bent Towards Poetry And Songwriting, So I Think That The Two Run Around Together. The Nature Of A Songwriter Could Be Philosophical. Looking For Universal Ideas, A Way To Say Things, Get The Story Across As A Means Of Entertaining, Provoking Thought.

Make Your Melodies Simple Enough So That The Average Person Can Hum Them.

The Best Compliment I Ever Had Is, One Day I Was In Nashville, Some Disc Jockey Said, Hey, That Sounds Like A Tom T. Hall Song. Up Until Then There Hadn't Been Any Such Thing.

I Never Hid Out. I Was Never Big Enough A Star.

It Used To Be That Youd Have A Song Recorded By A Major Country Artist And If It Was A Hit, You Could Buy A Car. Now You Can Buy A Dealership.