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Jim
Were would the singer be with their song writers?
Kuusou
I was thinking "would you rather have the money of a singer or the money of a famous writer" I'm thinking Harry Potter famous...
Kendall Walls
Doesn't matter how well a song is written a good singer can improvise and remix a song to make it great.
SaintMagnus
@Kendall Walls, a good singer is nothing without his texts. You can make a shit look like Venus de Milo, but it is still shit...A great writer that is a decent singer can improvise a song on the spot and make it sound good.
Dr. Prof. Damian
Bob Dylan. nuff said
Olz Benz Brittzen
@Dr. Prof. Damian Bob Dylan can't sing for shit
Logan Danielson
they would make their own songs. like good musicians do
SConnelly53
Bob Dylan can't sing at all because he's fucking dead. Have some respect man.
Lorenzo
it's all about the women.
Rory Willams
where would singers be without their song writers? right now on the top 10 list :(
Freddie Mercury
FREDDIE MERCURY
derpface1212
PSY
Jacob
Bob Dylan is NOT DEAD. He is alive and well and living in Malibu.
auburnstar
I'm a singer-songwriter.
Adam Moore
If you're a singer, doesn't mean everybody else is. You could have other people write the songs for you.
[deleted]
@Kuusou who said you're going to be famous? All the question says is that you are a "superb writer." Good luck getting famous. At least if you're a good singer there are a number of shows that you can go to, to sing.
Skyalex05
Being a superb writer doesn't mean famous writer. Harry Potter is a bad example, she really isn't a good writer - she just wrote a nice story. Not the same.
jemm13
Miku can be my singer
Hector
Jim, a real artist writes their own music. If I was a singer i'd write my own damn music, or at least pick up chicks at karaoke night.
Varkarrus
Write fanfiction for terrible works, and make them better than the original.
Olivier
Me
Knives
Not really Jim, Most famous singer actually pay writers to write them songs.
glitchface
i'm the worst singer i know
Barbie
singers get most money and recognition? they will eventually find you a fantastic songwriter if you're that talented
Bellz
hmm have you heard some of these songs today? doesn't sound like anybody wrote them and their just stringing words together
milkninjas
its not like singers can think up stuff i mean it was the composers that wrote the notes(i think so) plus you can have a friend that is a great writer and fill the notes for it and make an epic song
milkninjas
correction`its not like singers can't`
Love_Is_Real
I can already sing pretty well so it doesn't really matter (:
Courtney Jackson
i'd rather have a great book, that way it'll turn into a movie and i can get my favorite actors to play my characters and can make a huge profit :)
Dj5578
I am both lol...
EpicMailPotato
Where would you be with correct grammar
Jake Shore
I already am a great singer...
Shannon
There is ALWAYS something to write about. And who says if you're a singer you're guaranteed fame and wealth?
Warrior cat fan
I don't need songs writers I can just sound good myself :P
Catherine
They would be singing covers
Kyouran21
I'm already both ;3 XD
♥KawaiiCute♥
I'm already a superior writer and a decent singer. Just wanna be a bit better though.
I MajorWaffl
exactly
xXx_U WOT M8_xXx
Im a kid but people in my school loved me for singing " Writings on the wall " by Sam Smith!!!!!!!! Live cool with singing!!!!!! :)
Jacques
I see where your going
Ella-is-cool
I have to agree with Kendall Walls. I, myself, love singing and I tend to do exactly that.
Spooky Rabbit
Books are life
MasterMage819
Singing is stupid beings being a good singer is as useful as 1 dollar is to Donald Trump all you need these days is your looks and how controversial you music VIDEOS are
VoltStriderXD
I came in like a WRECKING BALL
pokedex819
i think you mean ¨Without¨
Skylar
How bout don't worry about it bc they don't need to know we just wanna hear the song
Cody Terpstra
I meant to click the blue.
One X
you don't have to know how to write and spell the word to pronounce it you fool
HarryHDC
already a great singer ;D
Anna
I'm already a superb writer. I just need the voice
Amanda
We arent talking about everyone in the entire world, just yourself.
nascaryoshi123
Obviously if you look at songs today, no one gives a crap about the writer apparently.
ANIME4EVA
VOCALOID FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!
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I'm already a good singer......But I suck at writing
Luffy
Just because your a good singer doesn't mean your a bad writer.
The Delta Snivy
Basically, singing good means you have a great voice, so.. I'm free from my annoying voice forever :D
Roy12Zoom
FEEE GAAA ROOO.
William
Hellooooo has anyone heard of Shawn mendes
NXYZ
I can alredy sing well...so...
Ty Mercer
singers dont make much money. they have to pay their songwriters and their agents and stuff, so yeah
Twentyonepilots
All of y'all have deep meanings and I just wanted to be the third member of TOP
Louxandra
Already am NOT.
Madeline Jackson
I don't like to sing. I get self-conscious
Stetson
Well a lot of singing is just random shit in the shower... and I don't think that a songwriter is in the shower with you unless you banging them
GrumpyBastard
Jim did you mean to say without? also, some singers write there own songs(Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, most rappers, etc.)
greaterfiend
@Kuusou I found that funny cause I just came from a Harry Potter one.
Gringomiester
being a good singer means nothing in today's music.
Noodletron
You sir have won the internetz.
spinax22
They don't sing though. They vomit noise. That's NOT singing. :P
Evalgra
I sing fine......with a little technology magic ;)
The Delta Snivy
@gringomeister Bullshit
MyCotingaBird
Agreed.
Ardit
School would be that much easier
BigThinker
why would it be harder? writing good stories doesn't improve math or geography or anything else
Tom Swift
@BigThinker it makes you think more you will be able to make better sentences and put things together easily and thus learning easier. And you would be amazing in any writing things.
Cindy Ly
Singing goes far, but writing lives forever. Well, at least longer than a singer can. (Contradiction sentence) Who says you'll become famous? :P
Coolkid1256
You don't get out as good stories in songs. There aren't any three hour songs I know of.
hendrxson
singers are a dime a dozen and your work wont live on as long as a book will. once a singer dies sure they are popular and in but after a few decades people forget about you. a writer dies and if hes good enough his work could live on forever
nashcali22
Right talented singers aren't as common which is why they will be remembered. Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Dusty Springfield, ADELE, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder are just a few that either are or will be remembered, millions of books are published every year, it would take you five years to read just the titles of every book published in 2011.
Aleksander Mortensen
I have no idea who those singers are, except Michael Jackson...
Denivire
nashcali22 ADELE is shit. Period.
Freddie Mercury
you forgot freddie mercury
Jamie Piktel
ADELE is pretty good. In my opinion. She isn't legendary, but she is pretty dang good.
SunnyCrapCake
If we're going to be playing this game, music has extremely varied opinions because no one sees one song the same. As such, books are much less varied in opinions, and you are more likely to be famous. I want to be a writer anyway though, so, yeah.
kamikazethecat
I want to go into politics, easy choice.
ANIME4EVA
AND HATSUNE MIKU
MyCotingaBird
@ANIME4EVA Uh, isn't Hatsune Miku a fictional character?
BBmG33
Writer. That way I could write AND illustrate! I don't see singing going with my drawings...
John May
One book: The Bible. One of the best selling BOOKS on the planet, as well as one of the most powerful to the human mind. Wars were fought over it, people murdered for it, nations crumbled from it, and it's still the most debated book in all of human history. Not to mention the Dune series, Enders Game, Catcher in the Rye, and millions of other books of equivalent power. What would you rather be remembered for? Writing a few songs about a girl who dumped you, or write an entire book that contains knowledge that will be treasured for millennia to come.
DirtyWhitePup
You sir have just won the internet for mentioning the bible without using an opinion.
MyCotingaBird
There are other books that are just as influential as the Bible and other books you listed there (although I am not familiar with Ender's Game). Think of C.S. Lewis' works, as well as Robert A. Heinein, George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, Ayn Rand, Kathryn Lasky (to an extent), Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Anne McCaffrey. Not very many people today can outdo those writers. But I wish they could.
zFredu
This geertionn needs a good singer
ANIME4EVA
VOCALOIDS
shoos1
I could write the next big book that would rival Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Dylan Michael Malanc
Or a Heinlein, or a Vonnegut, or... POSSIBILITIES
FiReMOP
J.K Rowling made billions out of Harry Potter.
umbrardor
A beautiful poem lasts forever.
RealityWarping
I've always aspired to be one, because I've really wanted to cause extremely strong emotions in my readers. Getting that kind of reactions is one of the special things about writing.
Ihopethesequestionsdontcometrue
I love writing :)
Zack Acors
Even though there's more money with music, I would love to be able to write really awesome stories. Hell I could turn several of my game ideas into novels with that kind of talent.
Linkums
I'd like to be good at writing but... I still hate writing. It'd be a waste to be good at it but not ever feel like doing it.
Username2479
I feel like I have a lot to say, but can't accurately express it all. I'd love to write books. Plus I'm really not all that fond of getting up in front of people anyway.
Zack
You'd make a hell of a lot more money as a singer
Kuusou
You should look up how much money JK Rowling is worth.
theTexan
Look up how much money Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney made. JK is an exception, there are many more wealthy musicians.
Zander
im already a good writer
MyCotingaBird
Really? What do you write?
Darkmoon
I want to be an excellent author someday. This would always be my choice.
lulu
nobody likes education for some reason. why?
Bob
Because they don't like to learn, what a waste
MyCotingaBird
Leftists caused all of this. Whatever they touch turns to dust. They hate human creativity for some reason.
Loth
I can sing like a girl, pretty good for a guy who sounds depressed.
MyCotingaBird
I have heard of some singers who have higher voices than the female singers, especially in duets. Jefferson Starship is an example.
TheLegendC15
I'm already not a bad writer so I'd rather sing.
june
singing is just talent. Superb writing on the other hand involves talent of word choice and sentence structure with the vast addition of imagination that beats singing any day.
IcedCoffee
I will live up to J.K rowling with her stories
tehfangirl
i tend to get sick a lot which causes me to loose my voice so i'd rather write
The_Christopher
Singing sucks
Warren
I have terrible singing!
Senpie
Can I be so excellent that when I sing GO DIE IN A HOLE the person of my choice will? I hope so...
TsukiyamaTrash
Well I mean... I could write good FanFiction this way??
yacine
Nah m8 J.K Rowling better than Kanye West or some dumb shit... Atleast people name planets after things in my book.
LargeElephant
Eat book
LargeElephant
Uh, auto correct sorry
rollingstones1039
more famus as a singer
Yokoasso
anyone can become a skillful writer, being a singer is different thing
Yokoasso
Also, I'm worse singer than writer AND singer's writer's can be anyone, just be sure your lyrics make no sense.
sweetraindrops
I love singing, no jokes here. But I love writing just as well. Being able to write a story, have it captivate the audience. Singing accomplishes that too but just imagining writing a series, a whole collection of your own stories is just too good to pass up for singing like an angel.
Kerk
Lots of good singers never get anything as where writers get rich as long as it sells.
Icelise1009
So ironic I'm an amazing singer
Sean Maher
I already am one.
El-Syd
so why not go for the other and have both?
José Fonseca
I'm already both anyway :I
Grammar_Nazi
I'm already amazing at both, but I love singing so much.
William Michael Keith Furniss
I am a superb writter
kittycaty45
I'm fine with the way I write
Geesh
More like become famous from writing books songs and scripts for good movies.
Caelan Alexander Dalros
Terrible singer anyway!
sparkle_swift
I'm an amazing singer. And I'm not just saying that
Mustafa Ashraf
a song writer is very important indeed, but the sad truth is that the singer always takes all the credit. unless if you were Adele or Taylor Swift
Chase Eckland
I already like writing so...
Rain
WHY
JustCarefree
Being an excellent singer earns you tours around the world.
Chad Spencer
That is the problem with the music industry today. You can be both.
Chad Spencer
That is the problem with the music industry today. You can be both.
Gavin
Writing can get you remember for centuries, singing can get you remembered for decades. Also you have to be discovered to become famous, anyone with writing skill can get a book published.