I'd like to be writing songs for other people - I just…

If I can't sing them myself, there's nothing better than writing songs for other people and watching them be performed. It's kind of more…

— Kathleen Hanna

I love writing songs with people, which is about really taking risks, throwing yourself over the falls and really seeing what you're made of…

— Jason Mraz

The thrill of writing songs for other people, when you get that right, that person's soul speaks to that song; you've done them a…

— LP

I like to write pop songs and the stuff I write is fairly poppy, so I thought maybe my lot in life was to…

— Aaron Bruno

That has been my outlet and a way to provide for my child - writing songs for myself and for other artists.

— Jamie Lynn Spears

I really, really like writing songs.

— Debbie Harry

Usually, I cut songs by other people that are artists that I already love.

— Miranda Lambert

The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did.

— Benmont Tench

It's kind of strange to hear your songs sung back to you! You get a big insight into what people connect to, what's moving…

— Hozier

I write songs for people who drive in cars. I really do.

— Melissa Etheridge

I really try to be aware of the purpose of each song. There are songs on my record that I want people to have…

— Nick Jonas

I like writing all different kinds of songs. I've wanted to run the gamut of artists.

— Diane Warren

When people start writing songs for award shows, there's a very limited palette you can use. You end up not sounding like you. You…

— Mike Dirnt

I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I was writing…

— Loudon Wainwright III

Writing songs is kind of like a wrestling match to me. You have to pin it down and make it do what you want…

— Tyler Joseph