[Colinsky]

Artists write their own music! Singers that sing only other people’s music are technicians, not artists.

Yeah, just think how much better their careers could have been if Elvis or Sinatra had ever bothered to write a song.

[Hugin]

There’s a difference between being a star and being an artist. Artists create something original, IMHO.

BTW, Elvis did write over 50 gospel songs, though he didn’t record them himself. The Colonel insisted he not write songs for himself since the top songwriters of the day all wanted to write songs for him.