I've always tended to write songs prolifically.

I tended to write the book in these bursts of two or three months at a time. So I would know, or at least…

— Chad Harbach

I know a lot of artists say this, but it's hard to put myself in a box. I just write songs that I strongly…

— Bruno Mars

When I write songs, it's very random. I get influenced by the most random things! Sometimes it just comes to me in my sleep…

— Roshon Fegan

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

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

— George Thorogood

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

— Laura Mvula

I don't really write songs anymore.

— Justin Vernon

My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic…

— John Legend

Music is chaos. When I write songs, I'm opening the door to madness.

— Josh Tillman

I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.

— David Byrne

I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.

— Brett Dennen

If it came back I would be thrilled. I would be delighted to write more songs. I need them now because I want to…

— Joan Baez

I never really wanted to be an artist. I just really wanted to write songs. But, of course, I can't get placement unless I…

— Bryson Tiller

I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me.

— Cass McCombs

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

— Carly Simon