My job is to write songs that have emotional meaning to me.

“Tony knows the names of trees and birds. As we walk around, he points them out to me. I try to record them in…

— David Levithan

I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak because I like getting into the character.

— Pixie Lott

Most of my songs are emotional romantic numbers, so they are likely to suit a few situations in films.

— Ammy Virk

I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

— Martin Gore

I think people are getting into these 'Empire' songs because of the emotional investment they have in the characters. You kind of feel like…

— Ne-Yo

I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.

— Katherine Jenkins

I am my therapist, and I analyze what's happening and if I'm being hurt in the process. The result is songs that are very…

— Sharon Van Etten

Writing the songs is always emotional and most of the vocals on there are the first three takes from the demos, because they give…

— Tove Lo

My favorites are songs that I get an emotional charge from, whatever genre they're in.

— Colm Wilkinson

Jazz doesn't have much to do with how I write songs, but I am a big fan. My favorites are Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal,…

— Timothy B. Schmit

It was a lot easier to write songs before I had a record deal, because the record labels and the industry doesn't mean to…

— Ashton Shepherd

Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

— Carly Simon

I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.

— Laura Mvula

I don't really write songs anymore.

— Justin Vernon

I wanted to write songs that were as good as the covers.

— George Thorogood