The trick to songwriting is writing in a poetic enough way that other people can identify with it. — Lights Copy Share Image
YEAH! It's really hard to write heart broken songs when you're happily married — Lights Copy Share Image
What puts me in the perspective of the power of a song is listening to it at full volume. — Lights Copy Share Image
It's the coolest feeling signing your record. And it's great when people come to your shows and know the words to the… — Lights Copy Share Image
It is really hard to write something high-energy and upbeat on acoustic guitar. — Lights Copy Share Image
Nothing's handed to you on a silver platter. Everything takes work, no matter how many records you put out. — Lights Copy Share Image
I think that songwriting is understood from an early age that was the priority to figure out first. Learn to write a… — Lights Copy Share Image
I used to have this little punk pop band, and I don't know why we did 'Behind Blue Eyes,' because it's not… — Lights Copy Share Image
When I was younger it was a lot of quantity over quality. Just writing, writing, writing. Hundreds of songs. Now it's fewer… — Lights Copy Share Image
One girl, actually, in the UK — it was a really small show in Wales — a girl came up to me… — Lights Copy Share Image
You should write songs about what you feel, but you can't write in such a way like it's a diary entry. You… — Lights Copy Share Image
I got signed with the songwriting deal when I was sixteen and they were really great - my publishers, who to this… — Lights Copy Share Image
It's very important to have a good song - one where you can strip away all the production and just play it… — Lights Copy Share Image
I remember when I would write a song as a kid, I would also write out on paper what the drums would… — Lights Copy Share Image
When I write songs I think about how it makes people feel, and I hope that when it goes into your ears… — Lights Copy Share Image
An upbeat song, for example, means one thing, but when you hear it with really vibey, mellow ambience around it, suddenly the… — Lights Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share
Like everybody, you get nights where you feel completely depressed. You start thinking about all the bad things and think about the glass half… — Lights Copy Share
I got signed with the songwriting deal when I was sixteen and they were really great - my publishers, who to this day are… — Lights Copy Share
It's important to exercise your artistic muscles for your mental health and for your fulfillment 'cause as an artist, you're a creator. Your fulfillment… — Lights Copy Share
I don't have musical theory or great chord knowledge, but what I have got me where I am. — Lights Copy Share
I've actually steered away from just calling them 'comics.' I just call them books. — Lights Copy Share
I wish, to be honest, that there were more myths about me. I wish I was more of a mythical person, and that then… — Lights Copy Share
I remember when I would write a song as a kid, I would also write out on paper what the drums would do, what… — Lights Copy Share
Around when I was 11, I remember hearing U2's 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.' I remember hearing it and thinking that's what… — Lights Copy Share
That's the beauty of music, art, and video games: forget about your worries for a few minutes; it shouldn't add to them or make… — Lights Copy Share
If you want to explore, go do it. If you want to try different types of art, do it. — Lights Copy Share
