1.   A nation of music lovers mourns ... Despite his lack of musical ability, Gedge became interested in writing songs.

2.   Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.

3.   And she has been writing songs for other artists.

4.   Apparently, Menken is not satisfied writing cute songs for mermaids and singing teapots.

5.   About a year ago, Joan Baez began the task of writing songs for her new album.

6.   All along Brown had been writing songs.

7.   But his longtime wife, Linda, pushed him back into writing songs after realizing that the New Age movement was ripe for his return.

8.   But I do hear the same interior voice when I am writing songs and fiction.

9.   But they discovered the business of writing songs to sell records took the joy out of making music.

10.   Cocker admits that the effects of stardom may tilt the scales when it comes to writing songs for the next album.