Making Songs

I always felt I was scraping the bottom of the barrel trying to get a song together.
-Leonard Cohen

I continually blacken pages and scribble away, so I always have a number of songs that are half-finished.
-Leonard Cohen

I can work on a verse for a very long time before realising it's not any good and then, and only then, can I discard it.
-Leonard Cohen

Songs seem to take me a long time. I don't know why; they're not especially excellent for taking so long.
-Leonard Cohen